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Develop a decision making tool for manure management strategies of a given livestock farm

INTRODUCTION

Livestock manure generates more than 1.4 billion tonnes of waste per year, leading to significant emissions of greenhouse gases (GHGs) and air pollutants (NH₃, NOₓ), as well as soil and water contamination caused by hazardous chemicals and biological agents in the manure. As a result, there is a need to assess the detrimental effects of various farming systems and to develop and implement effective abatement methods.

OBJECTIVES

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The main objective of this project is to develop a decision support system (DSS) capable of identifying the most efficient and sustainable manure management strategy for individual livestock farms. Grounded in three key pillars—environmental, economic, and social—the DSS aims to reduce air emissions from manure, as well as soil and water contamination. The insights generated will inform technical guidelines and recommendations, providing policymakers with the knowledge needed to shape future European policies. As part of the project, Detricon will supply an Ammonia Mining Unit to recover ammonia—without the use of chemicals—from the liquid fraction of manure-derived digestate or pig manure.

RESULTS

The expected outcomes are listed below:

  • Improved cost-effective solutions to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and atmospheric, air, water, and environment pollutants produced by the livestock manure management chain, both in conventional and organic livestock farming.

  • Boosted uptake of improved and innovative practices and technologies to optimise manure management (while considering potential trade-offs).

  • Improved capacity to better manage manure nutrients, minimizing their losses, increasing circularity, and matching demand and supply.

  • Policy recommendations on improving manure management to mitigate GHG and ammonia emissions and minimize dispersion of undesirable manure components such as biological and chemical contaminants in the environment

 

The expected impacts are listed below:

  • Achieving clean, unpolluted surface water and groundwater bodies by increasing understanding of sources of water pollution in a global and climate change context

  • Balance N/P flows within safe ecological boundaries

  • Move towards achieving clean, unpolluted oceans and seas, including the Arctic

  • Strengthen circular bio-based systems to operate within planetary boundaries

  • Substitute harmful chemicals for safer and more sustainable alternatives

  • Reduce the environmental impact of food systems

 

For more information, visit the Nutritive website 

OUR EU PARTNERS

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OUR CHINESE PARTNERS

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FUNDING

Project funded by the European Union under the Horizon programme

HORIZON-CL6-2023-ZEROPOLLUTION-02  

Project: 101135400

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