information about specific international cooperation calls in the Horizon 2020 work
programmesCall Details
| Work Programme : | Environment - Climate action, environment, resource efficiency and raw materials |
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| Call Identifier : | WASTE-7-2015 |
| Call Type : | Targeted call |
| Call Description : | Ensuring sustainable use of agricultural waste, co-products and by-products |
| Publication Date : | 10 December 2014 |
| Deadline : | 21 April 2015 |
| URL : | http://ec.europa.eu/research/participants/portal/desktop/en/opportunities/h2020/calls/h2020-waste-2015-two-stage.html |
| Title : | Ensuring sustainable use of agricultural waste, co-products and by-products |
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| Description : |
Specific challenge: Agriculture generates co-products, by-products and waste streams that are currently not properly taken care of both in environmental and economic terms. In plant production (e.g. from arable, horticulture, fruit, wine, grassland sectors), losses take place at the farm and post-harvest levels and also down the chain at the level of the retail sector. Co-products or by-products are generated, for instance in the wine sector, which require sustainable use. Straw has been given significant attention in the last years as biomass feedstock and potential trade-offs with its relevance for soil improvement need to be considered. In livestock production, manure, litter and other effluents management is a challenge, in particular in industrial production systems. While these effluents can be used as fertiliser, they can also be sources of bio-energy or valuable bio-products. The impacts on the environment, with emissions to the air, soil and water need to be evaluated. It is important to consider the whole effluent chain to avoid pollution swapping and health issues, due to possible transmission of pathogens. Beyond reduction and recycling of agricultural waste, co-products and by-products, there may be opportunities for new processes enabling innovative uses of these materials, also outside the agricultural sector. |
| Targeted countries : | China |
