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BioComp

R&D on circular economy fertilizers for organic farming.
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Colina Generosa, Lda. is a startup based in Coimbra, Portugal, created to develop fertilizers and substrates for the supply chain of organic and regenerative agriculture. 

This campaign aims to anticipate part of the European funding already allocated under Portugal 2020 to complete the project and generate a patentable and marketable product in the agricultural sector.

This startup results from New Organic Planet's incubation program. They are currently in the process of becoming autonomous and preparing for their market launch. Colina Generosa is developing a Research and Development project called BioComp 2.0, which aims to create formulas for producing organic fertilizers for organic farming. BioComp works in partnership with two universities: the School of Agriculture of the Polytechnic of Coimbra and the School of Agriculture of the Polytechnic Institute of Bragança. Together they focus on circular economy and waste and environmental management. The company hopes to develop a patentable and marketable product, thus being able to enter the market directly or through distribution contracts.

The organic fertilizers developed are based on water hyacinth, an invasive exotic species (one of the 41 invasive exotic plants of concern in the European Union), and agricultural, forestry, or agro-industrial by-products, promoting circularity and the sustainable use of resources.

Modern society is increasingly affected by the socio-ecological problem of pollution caused by phenomena such as industrial waste and the excessive use and exploitation of non-renewable natural resources. These issues place planet Earth in a situation of tremendous environmental vulnerability. Projects like BioComp 2.0 aim to offer solutions for better waste and natural resource management.

What is the impact?

  • Ecosystem restoration and conservation: the production of the organic fertilizer will use the water hyacinth plant as raw material, contributing to its control in the aquatic ecosystem, enabling its restoration and conservation. This plant, a freshwater floating aquatic plant from South America, was introduced as an ornamental plant in Europe and has accelerated growth. It is considered an invasive alien plant of concern by the European Union, and is subject to restrictions and control measures. Its presence in ecosystems can cause environmental, economic, and social damage, among them decreased water quality, reduced fish quantity, and lack of clean water.
  • Promotion of sustainable agriculture: The organic fertilizer to be produced through the project can be used in organic and regenerative agriculture, and will have a seal of environmental quality and sustainability. Intensive agricultural practices have led to soil degradation in Europe, especially in the southern countries of the continent. To combat this problem, sustainable modes of production are needed, which are based on increasing the fertility of soils and their resilience - organic fertilizers from water hyacinth can be used for this purpose.
  • Reuse of residues and by-products: the project aims to use in the formula of the organic fertilizers, besides the water hyacinth, agricultural, forestry and/or agro-industrial by-products, promoting circularity and the sustainable use of resources. Thus, it promotes short circuits in the circular economy in the agro-food sector, contributing to the valorization of organic residues, and avoids the problems associated with the management of organic residues.
  • Promotion of innovation and scientific production for sustainability: the project, implemented in partnership with two Portuguese universities, promotes national research and development and innovation for sustainability.

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  • Ecosystem restoration and conservation: the production of the organic fertilizer will use the water hyacinth plant as raw material, contributing to its control in the aquatic ecosystem, enabling its restoration and conservation. This plant, a freshwater floating aquatic plant from South America, was introduced as an ornamental plant in Europe and has accelerated growth. It is considered an invasive alien plant of concern by the European Union, and is subject to restrictions and control measures. Its presence in ecosystems can cause environmental, economic, and social damage, among them decreased water quality, reduced fish quantity, and lack of clean water.
  • Promotion of sustainable agriculture: The organic fertilizer to be produced through the project can be used in organic and regenerative agriculture, and will have a seal of environmental quality and sustainability. Intensive agricultural practices have led to soil degradation in Europe, especially in the southern countries of the continent. To combat this problem, sustainable modes of production are needed, which are based on increasing the fertility of soils and their resilience - organic fertilizers from water hyacinth can be used for this purpose.
  • Reuse of residues and by-products: the project aims to use in the formula of the organic fertilizers, besides the water hyacinth, agricultural, forestry and/or agro-industrial by-products, promoting circularity and the sustainable use of resources. Thus, it promotes short circuits in the circular economy in the agro-food sector, contributing to the valorization of organic residues, and avoids the problems associated with the management of organic residues.
  • Promotion of innovation and scientific production for sustainability: the project, implemented in partnership with two Portuguese universities, promotes national research and development and innovation for sustainability.

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www.biocomp.pt

Team

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