WATER4CROPS
Integrating bio-treated wastewater with enhanced water use efficiency to support the Green Economy in EU and India
| Coordinatore | CONSIGLIO NAZIONALE DELLE RICERCHE
Organization address
address: Piazzale Aldo Moro 7 contact info |
| Nazionalità Coordinatore | Italy [IT] |
| Totale costo | 7˙696˙538 € |
| EC contributo | 5˙973˙689 € |
| Programma | FP7-KBBE
Specific Programme "Cooperation": Food, Agriculture and Biotechnology |
| Code Call | FP7-KBBE-2012-6-singlestage |
| Funding Scheme | CP-TP |
| Anno di inizio | 2012 |
| Periodo (anno-mese-giorno) | 2012-08-01 - 2016-07-31 |
Partecipanti
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
CONSIGLIO NAZIONALE DELLE RICERCHE
Organization address
address: Piazzale Aldo Moro 7 contact info |
IT (ROMA) | coordinator | 809˙474.00 |
| 2 |
ALMA MATER STUDIORUM-UNIVERSITA DI BOLOGNA
Organization address
address: Via Zamboni 33 contact info |
IT (BOLOGNA) | participant | 582˙858.00 |
| 3 |
NATURAL ENVIRONMENT RESEARCH COUNCIL
Organization address
address: Polaris House, North Star Avenue contact info |
UK (SWINDON WILTSHIRE) | participant | 440˙105.00 |
| 4 |
INOFEA GMBH
Organization address
address: HOCHBERGERSTRASSE 60C contact info |
CH (BASEL) | participant | 399˙999.00 |
| 5 |
VLAAMSE INSTELLING VOOR TECHNOLOGISCH ONDERZOEK N.V.
Organization address
address: Boeretang 200 contact info |
BE (MOL) | participant | 390˙490.00 |
| 6 |
STICHTING DIENST LANDBOUWKUNDIG ONDERZOEK
Organization address
address: Costerweg 50 contact info |
NL (WAGENINGEN) | participant | 360˙420.00 |
| 7 |
FACHHOCHSCHULE NORDWESTSCHWEIZ
Organization address
address: BAHNHOFSTRASSE 6 contact info |
CH (WINDISCH) | participant | 355˙787.00 |
| 8 |
Consorzio di bonifica di secondo grado per il Canale emiliano romagnolo
Organization address
address: Ernesto Masi 8 contact info |
IT (Bologna) | participant | 299˙961.00 |
| 9 |
INSTITUT NATIONAL DE LA RECHERCHE AGRONOMIQUE
Organization address
address: Rue De L'Universite 147 contact info |
FR (PARIS CEDEX 07) | participant | 279˙999.00 |
| 10 |
SIMA-TEC GMBH
Organization address
address: VOGELSRATHER WEG 1 contact info |
DE (SCHWALMTAL) | participant | 229˙320.00 |
| 11 |
BIONACTIS INTERNATIONAL GROUP (BIG)SA
Organization address
address: ROUTE DE L ILE AU BOIS 1 A contact info |
CH (MONTHEY) | participant | 227˙320.00 |
| 12 |
HELMHOLTZ-ZENTRUM FUER UMWELTFORSCHUNG GMBH - UFZ
Organization address
address: Permoser Strasse 15 contact info |
DE (LEIPZIG) | participant | 200˙000.00 |
| 13 |
THE RESEARCH COMMITTEE OF THE TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF CRETE
Organization address
address: BUILDING E4 CAMPUS KONOUPIDIANA contact info |
EL (CHANIA) | participant | 200˙000.00 |
| 14 |
UNIVERSITA DEGLI STUDI DI CATANIA
Organization address
address: PIAZZA UNIVERSITA 2 contact info |
IT (CATANIA) | participant | 200˙000.00 |
| 15 |
S.T.E.P. RAUTENBACH YUCE GEBEL Consulting GmbH
Organization address
address: Eupener Strasse 30 contact info |
DE (Aachen) | participant | 183˙720.00 |
| 16 |
INSTITUT NATIONAL DE RECHERCHE EN SCIENCES ET TECHNOLOGIES POUR L'ENVIRONNEMENT ET L'AGRICULTURE
Organization address
address: RUE PIERRE GILLES DE GENNES 1 contact info |
FR (ANTONY CEDEX) | participant | 180˙266.00 |
| 17 |
HORTA SRL
Organization address
address: VIA GORRA 55 contact info |
IT (PIACENZA) | participant | 150˙000.00 |
| 18 |
VITA 34 AG
Organization address
address: Deutscher Platz 5a contact info |
DE (Leipzig) | participant | 138˙540.80 |
| 19 |
DEUTSCHE GESELLSCHAFT FUR INTERNATIONALE ZUSAMMENARBEIT (GIZ) GMBH
Organization address
address: Dag-Hammarskjold Weg 1-5 contact info |
DE (ESCHBORN) | participant | 90˙250.00 |
| 20 |
UNIVERSITA DEGLI STUDI DI ROMA LA SAPIENZA
Organization address
address: Piazzale Aldo Moro 5 contact info |
IT (ROMA) | participant | 70˙080.00 |
| 21 |
PHYTOREM SA
Organization address
address: AVENUE CHARLES DE GAULLE 30 contact info |
FR (MIRAMAS) | participant | 69˙859.20 |
| 22 |
ENVINHEALTH ENVIRONMENTAL NUTRITIONAL AND HEALTH SERVICES AE
Organization address
address: AMARYSIAS ARTEMIDOS 36 contact info |
EL (ATHINA) | participant | 60˙697.57 |
| 23 |
TM SOLUTIONS LTD
Organization address
address: TSAKALOF 3 contact info |
EL (IRAKLEIO) | participant | 54˙542.43 |
| 24 |
BIOPLANTA GmbH
Organization address
address: Deutscher Platz 5 contact info |
DE (Leipzig) | participant | 0.00 |
| 25 |
INOFEA AG
Organization address
address: Hochbergerstrasse 60c contact info |
CH (Basel) | participant | 0.00 |
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Obiettivo del progetto (Objective)
'Water4Crops provides a combination of technical improvements in the field of bio-treatment and agricultural water use within a transdisciplinary identification of novel agri-business opportunities. Water4Crops aims at: a) developing innovative biotechnological wastewater treatments for improved water recycling, b) initiating the co-creation of alternative combinations of bio-treatment, recycling of high value elements, and combinations for bioproducts leading to a better commercialization of biotechnology and agricultural products in Europe and India, c)improving water use efficiency at field level through agronomics, plant breeding and locally adapted new irrigation technologies and accurate crop water requirement measurements techniques. Water4Crops will boost bio-based economy by applying a double track approach. First a comprehensive set of key Green-Economy technologies for: 1) valorization of volatile fatty acids; 2) obtaining: natural antioxidants (polyphenols), biopolymers (PHAs), energy (biomethane); 3) new substances for selective recovery of valuable products from wastewater; 4) tailoring effluent properties from decentralized innovative bioreactors; 5) low bio-sludge production by SBBG Reactors; 6) removal of organopollutants by nanobiocatalysts; 7) reduced clogging of wetlands; 8) virus monitoring detection assays; 9) suitable precision irrigation systems for reclaimed water; 10) new monitoring for increase crop water productivity; 11) understanding the genetic mechanisms regulating drought-adaptive traits across maize, sorghum, millet and tomato; 12) optimized waste water related combinations of species/genotypes x environment x management. Second, new product market combinations will be identified. The co-creation process will be organized by two Mirror cases (Emilia Romagna area in Italy and Hyderabad region in India) within a specific Science-Practice Interface (INNOVA platforms). Developing the new applications and business opportunities with regional enterprises and stakeholder will move India and Europe towards a Green Economy.'
Introduzione (Teaser)
New research is set to boost agricultural business development between the EU and India through wastewater treatment and reduced water use.
Descrizione progetto (Article)
As the world's population continues to rise, the challenge to meet food demand while water supplies dwindle will only intensify. With irrigated agriculture the biggest consumer of fresh water, scientists must explore improved water-saving and reusing practices with urgency.
For this reason, the EU funds a consortium called http://www.water4crops.org (WATER4CROPS), a twin project mirrored in India and Europe. The project aims both to increase water availability as well as to save water for irrigating agricultural crops by advanced wastewater reuse and valorization technologies, water saving best practices including plant breeding, innovative irrigation techniques and optimized soil management.
WATER4CROPS researched irrigation and soil management techniques to improve water use efficiency in agriculture as well as crop suitability to local conditions. Scientists also identified genetic traits that enable key crops such as maize, sorghum, millet and tomato to thrive in drought conditions (and thus to potentially withstand climate change).
So far, scientists have also improved technologies used for treating and reusing wastewater, including agro-aqua farming, evapotranspiration and soil water sensors. They have also advanced methods for extracting high-value nutrients and chemicals, removing harmful pollutants, detecting viruses and recycling municipal wastewater.
It is expected that the WATER4CROPS co-creation approach will identify new business opportunities between the EU and India. In addition, the exchange of lessons learnt will contribute to water security and move Europe and India towards green economies.
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