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Rustica
A technical solution to convert organic residues from the fruit and vegetable sector into novel bio-based fertiliser products of high quality that address the needs of modern (organic) agriculture.
Rustica family farm visits
Rustica | Last week, we welcomed Guillermo Pena in Leuven. Guillermo is researcher at the Alliance of Bioversity International and the International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT).
What is biochar and what are the main parameters affecting its quality?
NEWS | Rustica > What is biochar and what are the main parameters affecting its quality? TNO is the partner responsible in RUSTICA project for...
IDConsortium abre 2023 con BOOSTER
IDConsortium abre 2023 con BOOSTER, un proyecto impulsor de estrategias innovadoras y sostenibles para crear cereales resistentes al clima y la sequía.
Why electrodialysis is important to design the RUSTICA Bio-based Fertilizer
Electrodialysis (ED) is one of the competitive membrane-based technologies for separating NPKs and Volatile Fatty Acids (VFAs) from fermented food wastes.
Why is RUSTICA a multi-actor project? What is the sense of all these efforts in stakeholder engagement?
RUSTICA project is designed to systematically engage with the regional stakeholders. This engagement is formalized in a series of regional workshops planned every six months starting from month 12 of the project. Knowing that the project is addressing five regions and the duration is about 4 years, 30 workshops in total are planned.
Organic residues recycling in agriculture
Soil organic matter (SOM) is one of the most important components of soil as it influences virtually all the properties of soil that control agricultural and environmental functions. Soil organic matter is difficult to measure directly, so laboratories usually measure and report its largest component, the soil organic carbon (SOC).
Stakeholders workshop in Pays de la Loire on 21st of October of 2021
On 21st of October of 2021 took place the first regional stakeholders workshop in Pays de la Loire. The workshop was hosted by ESA d’Angers, an agronomic engineer school based in Angers.
Social challenges affecting bio-based fertilisers implementation
Climate change and resources depletion are urging agriculture players to boost a real change, from the grounds, fostering the use of bio-based solutions for crop nutrient management and pest control among others.
Stakeholders workshop in Valle del Cauca region (Colombia)
On 5th of November took placed an stakeholders workshop in the frame of RUSTICA project in Valle del Cauca region. In the following lines you will see how the workshop was organized.