Innovative and sustainable intensification of integrated food and non-food systems to develop climate-resilient agro-ecosystems in Europe and beyond (ERA-NET-FACCE-SURPLUS (INIA))
SustainFARM will investigate the economic and environmental performance of the range of locally relevant IFNS across several agri-climatic zones of Europe and design innovative IFNS systems, which are resilient and climate-smart.
To improve the cost-effectiveness, different means of valorising the residual and co-products (woody components and residual wet olive cake etc.)and for multiple uses (bedding material, compost, bioenergy etc.), will be demonstrated at two SME facilities in UK and Italy and the knowledge generated will be shared through the stakeholder platforms.
Value chains and life cycle analysis of the new bio-products (torrified pellets, bio-energy and food supplements etc.) will be carried out to assess the environmental footprint of the valorization processes.
General objectives
The main objective of SustainFARM is to enhance agronomic, environmental and economic performance of integrated food and non food production systems (IFNS) by optimizing productivity and valorizing woody components, residual wastes and co-products.
IFNS are systems in which trees, crops and livestock components are integrated in different ways at different scales (plot-field-farm).