Project leader: RESEARCH INSTITUTE FOR AGRICULTURAL ECONOMICS AND RURAL DEVELOPMENT (ICEADR)
Director: DRAGOMIR Vili (e-mail office@iceadr.ro)
Project director: RODINO Steliana (e-mail: steliana.rodino@yahoo.com)
Partner 1: RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT INSTITUTE FOR PITEȘTI-MĂRĂCINENI (ICDP Pitești-Mărăcineni)
-Director: COMAN Mihail (e–mail: mihailcoman1@gmail.com)
-Project manager: ISAC Valentina (e–mail: v_isac2002@yahoo.com)
Partner 2: NATIONAL RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT INSTITUTE FUNDULEA (INCDA Fundulea)
-Director: MUSTĂȚEA Pompiliu (e–mail: pmustatea@incda-fundulea.ro)
-Project Manager: CONȚESCU Elena Laura (e-mail: contescu_elena_laura@yahoo.com)
Partner 3: NATIONAL RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT INSTITUTE FOR MACHINES AND INSTALLATIONS FOR AGRICULTURE AND FOOD INDUSTRY (INMA Bucharest)
-Director: VLĂDUŢ Nicolae-Valentin (e–mail: vladut@inma.ro)
-Project Manager: GĂGEANU Iuliana (e–mail: iulia.gageanu@gmail.com)
Project start year: 2023
Project completion year: 2026
Total project amount: 1,200,000 lei
PROJECT SUMMARY:
The circular economy is defined as the transition from the linear economy (cultivation, harvesting, production, waste), to an economy in which raw materials and by-products remain in a closed loop, being used to their maximum potential, resulting in products with increased added value. Given the need to promote a smart, resilient and diversified agricultural sector that ensures food security, cascade processing requires an innovative approach to economic activity, transforming environmental concerns into opportunities for profit and benefits. Thus, the project will propose activities to improve agriculture’s response to society’s food and health requirements, including safe and nutritious food produced in a sustainable way, as well as food waste and animal welfare.
IMPLEMENTATION PLAN:
Phase 1: Identification of the degree of integration of the circular bioeconomy concept into existing strategies and analysis of stakeholders in the bioeconomy. circular
Phase 2: Design of the architecture of the pilot model. Analysis of the level of awareness and behavior of economic operators in the agricultural sector regarding the circular bioeconomy.
Phase 3: Development and optimization of the pilot model of dynamic systems analysis for the implementation of the circular bioeconomy.
Phase 4: Demonstration of the functionality of the pilot model by applying it at the case study level.
Phase 5: Business models in the field of circular bioeconomy.
Phase 6: Prospective study of the level of awareness and consumer behavior. Wide dissemination of the results.
GENERAL OBJECTIVES:
General objective:
Economy, organization, management and marketing in agriculture.
Specific objectives:
Strengthening market orientation and increasing competitiveness; Promoting employment, growth, social inclusion and local development in rural areas, including the bioeconomy and sustainable forestry; Improving the response of EU agriculture to societal demands on food and health, including safe and nutritious food produced in a sustainable manner, as well as food waste and animal welfare.
EXPECTED PROJECT OUTCOMES:
Identification of the degree of integration of the circular bioeconomy concept into existing national/international strategies;
Identification of opportunities for the valorization of waste and by-products from agricultural production systems, at any of the production stages, from harvesting to processing, transport and marketing;
Development of a pilot model for dynamic systems analysis for the implementation of the circular bioeconomy with specificity for the sectors and resources available in our country;
Design of business models in the field of circular bioeconomy (green energy production; valorization of horticultural by-products; recirculation of nutrients) adaptable to the socio-economic and environmental conditions of our country;
Study on the level of awareness and behavior of economic operators and consumers regarding the circular bioeconomy;
Creation of a collaboration and knowledge transfer network in the field of circular bioeconomy;
Case study – multi-criteria analysis for the evaluation of the social, economic and environmental performances of a circular production system.
HOW TO APPLY/USE THE RESULTS:
Creation of a knowledge transfer network regarding the introduction of technical progress and innovation specific to the circular economy in agriculture;
Publication of scientific papers in specialized journals;
Participation in profile events;
Development and editing of information materials;
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