Qual foi o desafio/problema abordado?

Materiais orgânicos (como bagaço de uva, lixo verde, Palha, biomassa) é transformado em um regional, fertilizante de alta qualidade, otimizando o processo de compostagem. High quality compost can help to minimize the need for mineral nitrogen and phosphate fertilizers and pesticides. The use of the composting process in agriculture and the use of compost products are one way to increase sustainability and counteract climate change. Demonstration windrows and plots are used for composting courses and workshops.

Quais são os fatores de sucesso na resolução do problema?

• Cooperation between winegrowers and contractors are one way to lower the cost for all partners.

• Demonstrating in practice how a quality orientated composting process works to close the knowledge gaps.

• Involvement of all partners in the process (winegrowers, agricultores, cooperatives, contractors, ministries, surrounding municipalities).

What were the main challenges during the innovation process?

• Composting is time-consuming and includes investments. It is a challenge to find a way to make the composting process efficient.

• Administrative barriers witch which interfere on farm composting.

Qual o papel do consultor ou serviço de consultoria no caso prático?

Knowledge awareness and exchange, Advisory, consultancy and backstopping aimed at solving complex problems, to be provided during the innovation process and based on demands of actors and the co-construction of solutions, Demand articulation, to allow actors to have access to new ideas, identify their needs, define their objectives and express clear demands to other actors, Networking facilitation and brokerage, to help organize or strengthen networks, improve the relationships between key actors and to align services in order to be able to complement each other, Capacity building, aimed at increasing innovation actors’ capacities in order to play their roles in the innovation process, Enhancing/supporting access to resources by facilitating access to inputs, facilities and funding, Facilitating access to new networks and actors

For sharing experience of the practical case, entre em contato

Sonja Kanthak

+352621677351; kanthak@ibla.lu