Reuse of agro-food effluents for the production of microalgae and its application to the Circular Agriculture of the territory.
- Project start: 01/01/2024
- End of project: 31/12/2026
- Principal Investigator: Miriam Pinto
- Funder: INTERREG POCTEFA 2023-2027 – EFA19/1
- Budget granted 418.700 €.
- Partners: NEIKER, UPC, APESA, CATTAR Y CRITT
General objective:
To develop biostimulants, biopesticides and organic fertilisers from microalgae produced in agri-food effluents, applying a circular strategy that improves efficiency in the use of resources, sustainability and diversification of the value chain of the agri-food sector.
Specific objectives:
- To develop on a demonstration scale microalgae crops as a solution to recover nutrients from three types of agri-food effluents.
- To use low environmental impact technologies to transform algal biomass into three types of products for agricultural use.
- Evaluate the above products in organic agriculture and hydroponics, against agricultural diseases of economic impact and considering environmental factors related to climate change.
- To promote the knowledge and adoption of microalgae production as an activity for the bioeconomy and a resource within the value chain of the agri-food sector.
