{"id":172337,"date":"2025-01-30T11:19:35","date_gmt":"2025-01-30T10:19:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/eurecat.org\/?p=172337"},"modified":"2025-02-14T12:51:13","modified_gmt":"2025-02-14T11:51:13","slug":"eurecat-to-develop-microcapsules-optimised-to-enhance-soil-fertility","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/eurecat.org\/en\/eurecat-to-develop-microcapsules-optimised-to-enhance-soil-fertility\/","title":{"rendered":"Eurecat to develop microcapsules optimised to enhance soil fertility"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-1 fusion-flex-container has-pattern-background has-mask-background nonhundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling\" style=\"--awb-border-radius-top-left:0px;--awb-border-radius-top-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-left:0px;--awb-flex-wrap:wrap;\" ><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row fusion-flex-align-items-flex-start fusion-flex-content-wrap\" style=\"max-width:1424.8px;margin-left: calc(-4% \/ 2 );margin-right: calc(-4% \/ 2 );\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-0 fusion_builder_column_1_1 1_1 fusion-flex-column\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:100%;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:1.92%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:20px;--awb-spacing-left-large:1.92%;--awb-width-medium:100%;--awb-order-medium:0;--awb-spacing-right-medium:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:1.92%;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-order-small:0;--awb-spacing-right-small:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-small:1.92%;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-1\"><p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/eurecat.org\/\">Eurecat<\/a> technology centre has started developing new microencapsulation technologies to support sustainable horticultural farming as part of the European SPIN-FERT project with a view to improving soil health and fertility, stepping up agricultural productivity and helping mitigate climate change.<\/p>\n<p>In SPIN-FERT, Eurecat will make progress in \u201cdeveloping plant biostimulants and innovative biodegradable microcapsules containing microbial strains with formulations based on materials suitable for sustainable agricultural practices,\u201d says Magdalena Olkiewicz, a researcher in Eurecat\u2019s Chemical Technology Unit and coordinator of the technology centre\u2019s role in this project.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cInnovative microencapsulation technologies have huge potential for use in organic farming,\u201d points out Bartosz Tylkowski, head of the Microcapsules and Membranes Line in Eurecat\u2019s Chemical Technology Unit.<\/p>\n<p>These innovations will enable SPIN-FERT to \u201coptimise the production process of selected fertiliser products and enhance their formulation with new protocols which ramp up their efficiency and sustainability,\u201d adds Miriam D\u00edaz de los Bernardos, director of Eurecat\u2019s Chemical Technology Unit.<\/p>\n<p>The project will also work on transforming agri-food by-products into valuable composted resources for agricultural production which will help foster peat-free ecological substrates.<\/p>\n<p>To achieve these new substrates, SPIN-FERT will integrate biostimulants and agro-industrial waste to enhance soil fertility employing AI-supported soil assessment tools, lab-on-chip devices, automated image analysis and precision irrigation systems.<\/p>\n<p>SPIN-FERT will thus integrate optimised soil management solutions and improve peat-free substrates to enhance soil health in vegetable, fruit and ornamental crops.<\/p>\n<p>All the project\u2019s innovative products will be validated in field trials in four European regions in France, Italy, Poland and England to demonstrate their sustainability and drive their uptake by industry professionals.<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/spinfert.eu\/\">SPIN-FERT<\/a> consortium is coordinated by the Polish National Horticultural Research Institute and made up of 20 partners from eight European countries. 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