Our partner coordinator IBO / CERTH, the Institute for Bio-Economy and Agri-Technology, presented AgroFossilFree on the 19th and 20th of October, at the 13th Panhellenic Conference of the Society of Agricultural Engineers of Greece (E.G.M.E.) which took place at the Agricultural University of Athens. A great opportunity to present all the results that the project…
After almost three years, AgroFossilFree is coming to an end and we want to share with you the policy guidelines that AgroFossilFree has created and brought into consultation with the EC Policy Officers. We have compiled a list of 19 Policy Briefs, considering the technological and socioeconomic maturity of the available Fossil-Energy-Free Technologies and Strategies…
In the face of accelerating climate change and its impacts on our planet, it is imperative to explore sustainable solutions across all sectors. Agriculture, as a significant contributor to greenhouse gas emissions, must undergo a transformative shift towards defossilisation. The Green Deal, a comprehensive and ambitious framework proposed by the European Union, offers a promising…
A strip-till unit and subsoiler in one has been developed. The idea was born on Marcin Gryn’s farm as a result of simple experiments and because of difficulties with soil cultivation and the prevailing drought. A few years ago during the production of seedlings of vegetables, it was noticed that they grow better when the…
Our Irish partner, TEAGASC presents the case study based in Ireland. BHSL has pioneered a unique method for using poultry manure as an energy source. BHSL has focused on the energy value of agricultural residues such as poultry litter and spent mushroom compost and developed an on-farm boiler system that uses the residue to produce…
The case study is for the farm Tenuta di Bagnoli, located near Padua. They have agrivoltaics, photovoltaics and a biogas plant. They also manage the biogas plant of a near farm. The farm has a 500 hectares expansion, they have cattle and produce grapes used for Prosecco. They use agriculture 4.0 (heath pumps for cooling…