Project

The EU aims to protect biodiversity, ecosystems, and human health while transitioning to a greener and more resilient future. Modern agriculture is facing challenges to reduce its reliance on synthetic chemicals and fossil-based materials and explore more sustainable and environmentally friendly alternatives. Two prominent approaches are: i) use of alternative compounds and ii) bio-based materials, which can contribute to increasing productivity, reducing environmental impact, and optimising resources use.

The BioBIVE project aims to develop innovative bio-based and bioactive delivery systems to control the plant pathogens of different horticultural crops decreasing fossil-based materials and pesticide use, minimising environmental footprint. It will incorporate bioactive agents (basic substances, phlorotannins, microorganisms) into biodegradable delivery systems (mulch film, biochar, sprayable mulch film) to improve the crop yield and health, resulting in innovative, sustainable and eco-friendly agricultural solutions. The proposed systems efficiency will be tested in real-life case studies at TRL5-6 on tomatoes, carrots, strawberries. 

To ensure that the project delivers significant economic, social, and environmental impacts and relevant outputs for stakeholders, Fraunhofer ISI supports the project with following activities: 

• Market analysis and regulatory Assessment
• Multi-Stakeholder engagement in a participatory and co-creative process
• Evaluation of costs, benefits and techno-economic viability
• Socio-economic impact assessment

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06/2024-5/2028

• European Commission, HORIZON-RIA

• Universidad de León (Spain) (coordinator)
• SINTEF AS (Norway)
• Van Loon Chemical Innovations BV (Netherlands)
• Eit Food South S.L. (Spain)
• Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche (Italy)
• Ideal Fruits S.L. (Spain)
• Fkur Kunststoff Gmbh (Germany)
• Standard Bio As (Norway) 
• and others