Ecozeo: Developing a pool of novel and eco‐efficient applications of zeolitefor the agriculture sector
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In the frame of ECO-ZEO project, new efficient and eco-friendly strategies/products for agriculture will be developed, which once applied over crops, will decouple major environmental pressures from agricultural yield, thus contributing to make European agriculture more resource efficient, most cost effective and with a higher quality, therefore, more reliable and competitive.
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Ecozeo: Developing a pool of novel and eco‐efficient applications of zeolitefor the agriculture sector
- 2. DEVELOPING A POOL OF NOVEL AND ECO‐ EFFICIENT APPLICATIONS OF ZEOLITE FOR THE AGRICULTURE SECTOR (FP7‐ENV‐2011‐ECO‐INNOVATION. Project number : 282865) Collaborative project (2012‐16) subsidized by the FP7 with 2,662,772 € ECO‐ZEO aims at the development of a new pool of green crop protection products, based on zeolites, delivering a wide range of beneficial effects including reduced water consumption, increased crop yield, lower chemical input, crop protection and tolerance to abiotic stress and healthier conditions to workers in agriculture and agrochemical sectors.
- 3. Zeolites are natural and synthetic crystalline, hydrated aluminosilicates, structured in a three‐dimensional rigid network. Our zeolite, is synthetic with a high selectivity in front of polar molecules as water and carbon dioxide. www.ecozeo.eu ECO‐ZEO products will rely on the innovative application of Zeolite 4A to the surface of leaves and fruits and adapted strategies for sustainable crop protection such as chromatic masking , behavior interference and biocontrol. PRINCIPLES OF ECO‐ZEO
- 4. • Develop, test and demonstrate the novel pool of ECO‐ZEO compositions. • Ensure the benefits delivered by ECO‐ZEO throughout the whole life‐cycle, in terms of yield, energy, resources and savings, as well as all its components. • Ensure economical sustainability. Deliver an economically sustainable product which, after having considered expenses and revenues, provides an increased farm income by 10‐20%. • Deliver an Exploitation Plan that enables successful future commercialisation. Develop suitable business models, based on Open Innovation principles and methodologies. Define strategies for phytosanitary. ECO‐ZEO PROJECT OBJECTIVES
- 7. WP1: MANAGEMENT WP leader: IRTA Duration : 48 months Objectives: • Coordinating the highest decision‐making body of the project: the Executive Board. • Implementing and Coordinating the Quality Assurance Plan • Ensuring all Administrative, Legal and Financial issues are managed to a high standard, to guarantee that all EC requirements for reporting are met. • Implementing the Communication Plan in order to establish efficient internal and external communications
- 8. WP leader: UGENT Duration : 6 months Objectives: • Definition of overall specifications of novel ECO‐ZEO compositions, for water efficiency, increase of crop yield, abiotic stress and biocontrol. • Theoretical and empirical understanding of key properties of Zeolite‐4A. • Selection and ranking of a set of additives for enhancing physico‐ chemical properties of the novel ECO‐ZEO compositions. • Selection and ranking of a set of active substances to be used as complementary active ingredients in the novel ECO‐ZEO compositions. WP2: PREPARATORY STUDY ON CROP PROTECTION STRATEGIES
- 9. WP3: FORMULATION AND LAB TRIALS: PHYSICAL‐CHEMICAL PROPERTIES WP leader: FITO Duration : 8 months Objectives: • Translate Zeolite 4A in one or more new types of formulations with Zeolite 4A as main basic active ingredient. New developed compositions will be the starting point of the subsequent developments in WP4. • Develop suitable physico‐chemical properties as regards the efficacy as a catalyst of photosynthesis and gas exchange. • Develop suitable physico‐chemical properties as regards product stability, storage stability, transport (logistics) and handling operations by the end‐users (farmers).
- 10. WP4: DEVELOPMENT OF NOVEL COMPOSITIONS: CROP PROTECTION PERFORMANCE OF ECO‐ZEO WP leader: CEMAS Duration : 8 months Objectives: • Develop new zeolite‐based compositions to be applied on plant’s surface with beneficial effects for water efficiency, increase of crop yield, tolerance to abiotic stress and crop protection. • Demonstrate efficacy of using compositions against the main threats for each crop. • Demonstrate the effect of using Zeolite 4A as a carrier to give additional persistence to the repellents, pesticides or fungicides. • Rank and select the top‐performing formulations for the subsequent experimental field trials (WP5).
- 11. WP5: EXPERIMENTAL TRIALS WP leader: BATEM Duration : 24 months Objectives: • Definition of treatments’ application strategies for field trials. • Performance of field trials with the selected prototype compositions, on all four crops. • Performance of complementary eco‐efficiency lab trials. • Ranking and selection of the top‐performing prototype formulations for the subsequent stages of sustainability analysis (WP 7) and demonstration with the farmers (WP 6).
- 12. WP6: DEPLOYMENT WITH END‐USERS WP leader: AREFLH Duration : 17 months Objectives: • Demonstrate the new applications with end‐users in a non‐experimental environment • Inform the farmers and their technicians about the correct storage and handling of the ECO‐ZEO product: storage and preserving, handling…etc. • Inform the farmers and their technicians about the correct application of the treatments based on the new ECO‐ZEO technology. • Reporting the feedback from end‐users to validate in a real scenario the overall expected impacts of the deployment of the new technology and to design a reliable market approach strategy.
- 13. WP7: SUSTAINABILITY ANALYSIS WP leader: LEI Duration : 18 months Objectives: • Evaluation of the findings of experimental trials related to sustainability indicators. • Definition of eco‐efficiency indicators and their assessment against the experimental trials. • Life Cycle Assessment of the novel applications at the industry and farm level. • Up‐scaling of the sustainability assessments at farm level towards broader spatial scales.
- 14. WP8: POOL OF KNOWLEDGE FOR FUTURE SCIENTIFIC AND INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENTS WP leader: IRTA Duration : 48 months Objectives: • Compile the ground knowledge for users and industrial suppliers of ECO‐ ZEO’s applications. • Define a ground scientific methodology for the development of further applications of Zeolite‐4A for surface crop protection. • Define a conceptual scheme for industrial up‐scaling with a thorough theoretical design of an industrial production plan. • Definition of an agenda for future research based on the needs and obstructions identified during the project.
- 15. WP9: FULL SCALE EXPLOITATION AND DISSEMINATION WP leader: FMC Duration : 48 months Objectives: • To formulate an exploitation plan that is in line with the economic‐ sustainability objectives of ECO‐ZEO and update the preliminary business case. • To ensure IPR protection and use of foreground. • To promote the compliance with the regulatory constraints through standardisation and certification. • To raise awareness about the progress and benefits of ECO‐ZEO via various dissemination actions targeting end users, the scientific community and the general public.
- 16. ECO‐ZEO consortium is constituted by 10 participants from 8 different countries covering Research Organizations, Industry, Agro‐biotech SMEs and a EU Association of farmers as a necessary background to ensure successful development of new Sustainable Crop Protection Strategies. www.ecozeo.eu ECO‐ZEO´s CONSORTIUM Industry Market and Products •FITO •FMC •AREFLH Agro‐biotech SMEs Agrochemical Technologies •TERRA •FERRER •CEMAS Academia Agriculture, Agrochemical, Agro‐economics, Science •IRTA •BATEM •LEI •UGENT ECO‐ZEO ECO‐ZEO: PROJECT PARTNERSHIP
- 17. IRTA INSTITUT DE RECERCA TECNOLÒGICA I AGROALIMENTÀRIA (Spain) • Profile: IRTA is a research institute owned by the Government of Catalonia attached to the Department of Agriculture, Food and Rural Action. Its general objectives are promoting research and technological development in the area of agri‐food, facilitating Scientific and Technology transfer whilst seeking the utmost collaboration between the public and private sectors. • Type of organization: Agro‐food research institution. • Background: Development of sustainable systems of pest and diseases control. • Main tasks asigned in the project: Technical and financial coordination.
- 18. BATEM Bati Akdeniz Agricultural Research Institute (Turkey) • Profile: BATEM is a public foundation that contains 5 research institutes (Citrus Research Institute, Greenhouse Research Institute, Biological Control Research Institute, the Mediterranean Agricultural Research Institute and the Regional Cotton Research Institute). • Type of organization: Agriculture research organization. • Background: Crop protection and table grape. • Main tasks asigned in the project: Lab screenings of formulation and field trials.
- 19. LEI Wageningen University and Research Centre (Netherlands) • Profile: LEI is part of the Social Sciences Group within the department of Social Sciences and of the Wageningen University & Research Centre for Development Innovation. • Type of organization: Agro‐economics research organization. • Background: Sustainability analysis • Main tasks asigned in the project: Sustainability data analysis
- 20. UGENT Ghent University (Belgium) • Profile: UGENT was founded in 1817, holds at present over 4000 researchers and has a leading international position in research and sciences. • Type of organization: University crop protection. • Background: Agrochemicals • Main tasks asigned in the project: Selection of active ingredients, design of formulations and reformulations
- 21. TERRA Terra Humana Ltd (Hungary) • Profile: The high‐tech SME established in 1989 as a Swedish ‐ Hungarian joint venture company. • Type of organization: Agro‐biotech SME • Background:Carriers, bio‐control agents, microorganisms • Main tasks asigned in the project: Selection of active ingredients, design of formulations and reformulations
- 22. FERRER Centro Asesoria Dr Ferrer S.L. (Spain) • Profile:The company started in 1981 with the creation of a food‐testing lab and consulting firm. In 2006, Mrs Astrid van Ginkel joined the company and created FITOMON, the business line within the company dedicated to consultancy for the plant extract and food and pharmacy industry that deals with food complements and phyto products. • Type of organization: Agro‐biotech SME • Background: Formulation with essences and Plan Extracts. • Main tasks asigned in the project: Selection of active ingredients, Design of formulations and reformulations.
- 23. CEMAS CEM Analytical Services, Ltd. (United Kingdom) • Profile: CEMAS is a small private contract laboratory established in 1989 employing 45 people with the objective of providing data to help discover, develop and register agrochemicals. • Type of organization: Agro‐chemical Laboratory • Background: Formulation, eco‐toxicity and efficacy studies, certification • Main tasks asigned in the project: Selection of ingredients, designs of formulations and reformulations
- 24. FMC Foret S.A. (Spain) • Profile: FMC Foret, a subsidiary of FMC Corporation, has been active in Spain for over 100 years and is one of the leading chemical manufacturers in the country. • Type of organization: Large Enterprise Zeolite Production. • Background: Zeolite and mineral pigments. • Main tasks asigned in the project: Selection of active ingredients, design of formulations and reformulations.
- 25. FITO Galenika‐Fitofarmacija a.d. (Serbia Republic) • Profile: The Company holds the leading position in Serbia in pesticide production. • Type of organization: SME PPP Production and distribution. • Background: Chemical standarts and aditives. • Main tasks asigned in the project: Selection of active ingredients, design of formulations and reformulations.
- 26. AREFLH Assembly of the European Regions producing Fruit, Vegetables and Plants (France) • Profile: AREFLH is a European association of 25 EU regions representing more than 40 % of the fruit and vegetables European production and producers. • Type of organization: EU Association of farmers. • Background: Dissemination of Sustinable plant protection strategies. • Main tasks asigned in the project: Dissemination best practices and deployment with end users.
- 27. Sustainable Active Ingredients’ developers Sustainable commodities’ Providers PPP Producers PPP Certifiers and labs PPP Distributors Farmers’ consultants Farmers Technologypush FMC FERRER AREFLH FITO FMC CEMAS TERRA FITO MARKET PULL ECO‐ZEO Partnership contribution