FERTICYCLE Operational Group: Use of ICTs for the sustainable application of slurry as organic fertilizer in a circular economy model
- Type Operational group
- Status In progress
- Execution -2023
- Assigned Budget 0,00 €
- Scope Autonómico
- Autonomous community Andalucía
- Project website GO FERTICYCLE
The FerTICycle operational group was created to design a scientific methodology and apply technological tools based on smart data to create useful analyses. These would be used to reuse pig slurry on farms, in line with a more environmentally sustainable model. This polluting waste will thus be valued for the production of compost and soil nutrients. Furthermore, its controlled application will minimize its environmental impacts.
The project is aligned with the main objective of the Andalusian circular bioeconomy strategy, as it contributes to the growth and sustainable development of Andalusia. Therefore, it is necessary to control this subproject as an organic fertilizer based on nitrogen, phosphorus, and potassium (NPK), along with other organic matter, as a complement to improving soil composition. The project's importance lies in its focus on livestock and agricultural activity in Andalusia, with the aim of developing a territorial circular economy model by defining a model for applying liquid slurry as an organic fertilizer in the region's crop rotations, taking into account the environmental requirements of the new CAP.
The project is innovative and strategic, covering thematic areas such as agriculture, improved production techniques, productivity, and processes, and is aligned with the main objective of the Andalusian Circular Bioeconomy Strategy. Thus, it contributes to the growth and sustainable development of Andalusia by promoting the production of renewable biological resources and processes, specifically by increasing the availability of sustainable biomass for use through innovative treatments. This could potentially increase the number of bioindustries in Andalusia and boost markets and consumption of Andalusian bioproducts and bioenergy.
The work of this group is aimed at the pig farming sector, primarily those parts of the chain affected by sustainable slurry management, and at the agricultural sector, especially producers of extensive crops, so they can improve crop fertilization and reduce associated costs. The cereal cooperative sector will also benefit, as it involves developing the incorporation of organic slurry fertilization into its services.
The benefit accrues to the agricultural and livestock sector, which contributes to economic growth, production, and employment in the terms described below. The pork sector is one of the pillars of the Spanish agri-food sector. Specifically, it is the leading livestock sector in terms of economic importance, with an annual turnover of €5.965 billion, equivalent to 36.4% of the Final Livestock Production (FLP) and 12.7% of the Final Agricultural Production (FAP), ranking among the top sectors in the foreign trade balance. The pork sector, internationally, has established itself as one of the sectors with the greatest business and investment potential in the coming years.
In Spain and Europe, its technological transformation is advancing by leaps and bounds to address key needs and challenges. This group's work is aimed at the pig farming sector, primarily at those parts of the chain affected by sustainable slurry management, and at the agricultural sector, especially producers of extensive crops, so they can improve crop fertilization and reduce associated costs. The cereal cooperative sector will also benefit, as it involves developing the incorporation of organic slurry fertilization into its services.
- Coordinator/entity name: DCOOP Andalusian Cooperative Society
- Postal address: Ctra. Córdoba s/n, CP. 29200 Antequera (Málaga)
- Coordinator/entity email: silvia.lopez@dcoop.es
- Telephone: Not available
- DCOOP Sociedad Cooperativa Andaluza
- UNIVERSIDAD DE MALAGA (otri@uma.es)
- COOPERATIVAS AGROALIMENTARIAS DE ANDALUCIA (cooperativas@agroalimentarias-andalucia.coop)
- DCOOP Sociedad Cooperativa Andaluza
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