H2020 NUTRIMAN Project: Nutrient Management and Recovery Thematic Network

Over 1,000 innovative N/P solutions were identified (WP2), but only those selected for the final list were ready for practice (above TRL 6). A longlist consisting of 140 technologies/143 products was created. Specific selection criteria were established for the evaluation. The Farmers' Advisory Council was invited to participate in the selection process. A qualified shortlist containing 47 technologies/52 products was created. A bottom-up approach was used; potential end-users evaluated the reduced list of technologies and products. Bottlenecks to adoption and incentives were identified.

Twenty-five best practices were selected. Eighty-two practice-oriented, easily accessible EIP-AGRI product and technology briefs and 14 thematic practice briefs (WP3) were prepared and published in English. Several practice briefs were also translated into seven other languages. Nearly one hundred fact sheets, audiovisual materials, infographics, and training materials were prepared in English, and several were also translated into seven other languages (FR, DE, IT, ES, NL, PL, HU). A multilingual brochure with the 25 practice briefs was published on the NUTRIMAN website. The WP4 knowledge exchange was organized in a two-way manner: 53 demonstrations were held, where a total of 20 different products and six different technologies were evaluated and demonstrated to end-users. 77 national workshops, nine international workshops, and a final conference were organized. These events brought together people from across the agricultural innovation landscape and provided an opportunity for closer interaction and the exchange of information and experiences.

The practice-oriented NUTRIMAN web platform (https://nutriman.net/farmer-platform) (WP5) was established for the creation of a long-term, open-access training database. This Farmer Platform summarizes, shares, and presents high-maturity, ready-to-practice N/P recovery technologies and products, focusing on farmers' most urgent needs. The Farmer Platform is a European digital library for innovative, ready-to-practice technologies and products, with a high-impact knowledge reservoir that the coordinating organization systematically and continuously develops, updates, preserves, and expands until <2031. NUTRIMAN has generated added value and consistently integrated cooperation with various networks with relevant practical expertise in the thematic area of nutrient management. Direct links and networking activities have been established with existing advisory and networking structures (Producer Organizations, Network of Agricultural Chambers) for N/P recovery, through European organizations such as EUFRAS and COPA-COGECA. The NUTRIMAN website (WP6) has been created and continuously expanded with practical content.

Two NUTRIMAN press releases have been published. More than 400 multilingual articles and over 1,000 multilingual questions and answers have been posted on the website. NUTRIMAN published six multilingual newsletters and six multilingual thematic newsletters. NUTRIMAN utilized numerous social media communication tools: Facebook, Twitter, and LinkedIn. A YouTube channel was also created, which includes videos of demonstration events, workshops, and other video materials. NUTRIMAN directly reached nearly 3 million people.