Horizon 2020/CBE-funded SUSFERT and BIOVEXO projects attended the EFIB’23 Congress with some of its partners. Both projects picked up awards in the CBE photo impact competition.
SUSFERT has developed prototype fertilisers which are currently under evaluation for possible agricultural use. The innovative fertilisers combine bio-based and biodegradable coatings for controlled release, probiotics to increase nutrient availability, the renewable phosphorous source struvite, and micro-organisms in siderophore, as an iron carrier. SUSFERT has demonstrated its fertiliser’s efficacy for major crops and is helping its partners prepare for possible market entry.
The BIOVEXO Project is working on developing innovative biopesticides to combat Xylella fastidiosa, a bacterial plant pathogen which is transmitted by pests, more specifically xylem fluid-feeding insects and has caused devastation to olive and almond orchards in the Mediterranean region.
The BIOVEXO Project aims to produce, test, and scale its innovative biopesticides, bringing them to a TRL 7-8 (close to market entry) for use in organic and non-organic production systems.
Author: Philippa Webb-Muegge, Communications Manager, RTDS
Date: 3rd October 2023
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