The high biomass yield (productivity) is an important aspect of the topic.
Proposals under this topic should:
- Test and optimise, validate and monitor the cultivation and production of high-yielding and resilient industrial crops to restore contaminated lands (by heavy metals or organic/inorganic pollutants) or remediate salt-affected soils in support of the biodiversity and climate objectives.
- Assess resource-efficient pathways in specific case studies for the valorisation and conversion of biomass and recovered compounds for high-value applications, linking with relevant bio-based industry actors, while taking into account the levels of pollution and/or/ salinisation and suitability of the crop for site phytomanagement.
- Identify and validate economic-viable value chains, end products and applications of bio-based products in which farmers play an active role and generate additional income.
- Ensure the minimisation of environmental impacts in the context of good agricultural practices and possible sanitary and other safety related implications through guidelines and Life Cycle Environmental Assessments.
- Include a task to closely cooperate with activities and projects funded under the Mission ‘A Soil Deal for Europe’, and other parallel projects funded e.g., under Horizon Europe., as well as with civil society (e.g. NGOs) to benefit from social innovation, creativity and engagement.
