Transforming horticulture beyond peat for a sustainable future.

Hort2thefuture is is a multi-actor four-year project, funded by the European Union in the frame of Horizon Europe, grant agreement number 101157434.

Hort2thefuture turns research into real-world solutions for sustainable, peat-free horticulture… combining scientific innovation with practical application to develop and scale alternative growing media that reduce reliance on peat and support resilient production systems across Europe.

Duration: 2024-2028

Budget

Partners (12 countries)

What we do

Peat alternatives

We develop and scale sustainable growing media to replace peat

Horticultural inputs

We innovate low-input irrigation and nutrient solutions for more efficient production

Growing systems

We improve growing system performance through biological, chemical and mechanical solutions

Who we work with

We work with partners across the horticulture value chain to develop and demonstrate sustainable alternatives to peat-based growing media. Bringing together growers, industry, policymakers and researchers, we address key challenges and support the transition to more sustainable production systems.

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