sectorial, es decir, afecta a todo el sector productivo de la fruta dulce catalana. La segunda se refiere a la innovación, es decir, poder ofrecer otras posibilidades que permitan la diversificación de los productos a base de fruta dulce mediante la aplicación de tecnologías de procesamiento eficientes y, por tanto, más sostenibles que las convencionales. El planteamiento de la actividad del GO FRESNACK ha partido de la experiencia adquirida en actividades previas llevadas a cabo con fruta dulce. Así, era conocido que el consumidor europeo considera fruta aquella que no ha sido procesada o ha sido mínimamente procesada y, también, que una de las principales limitaciones para su consumo es que se tiene que preparar, eliminar semillas, que a veces se ensucian las manos, etc. Por tanto, el GO FRESNACK se ha planteado para superar las barreras expresadas por los consumidores y elaborar un producto de elevada calidad sensorial. El objetivo principal ha sido desarrollar nuevos productos utilizando fruta dulce (manzana, pera y melocotón) cortada en láminas y secada (snack saludable) y con una vida útil de 4-6 meses mediante la aplicación de un nuevo proceso tecnológico que combina el secado con aire caliente (convencional) y la aplicación de la tecnología de microondas.
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Agricultural run-off and subsurface drainage tiles transport a significant amount of nitrogen and phosphorus leached after fertilization. alchemia-nova GmbH in collaboration with University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences, Vienna developed two multi-layer vertical filter systems to address the agricultural run-off issue, which has been installed on the slope of an agricultural field in Mistelbach, Austria. While another multi-layer addressing subsurface drainage water is implemented in Gleisdorf, Austria. The goal is to develop a drainage filter system to retain water and nutrients. Both multi-layer filter systems contain biochar and other substrates with adsorption properties of nutrients (nitrogen, phosphorus). The filter system can be of practical use if an excess of nutrients being washed out is of concern in the fields of the practitioner by keeping the surrounding waters clean. This approach may result in economic value by re-using the saturated biochar as fertilizer and improving the soil structure, thus increasing long-term soil fertility. Link: https://wateragri.eu/a-bio-inspired-multilayer-drainage-system/
This project has received funding from the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation program under Grant Agreement No 858735This project has received funding from the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation program under Grant Agreement No 858735. FACTSHEET NANOCELLULOSE MEMBRANES FOR NUTRIENT RECOVERY Key information Functionalized nanocellulose membranes can take up nitrate and phosphate. These membranes can be put in a water treatment unit. As the membranes are biobased, degradable materials, they can after use be added to the soil, thus returning the leached nutrients back for their original purpose providing fertilizers (nutrient recycling).
Because variables such as temperature and humidity have a profound effect on the activity of crop pests, diseases and natural enemies, the ability to monitor environmental conditions within a crop has always been important for crop protection.