Concept & objectives
The main objective of the Hort2thefuture project is to support the adoption of more soil-friendly practices in horticulture, including the use of alternative growing media by achieving its specific objectives. To reach this ambitious goal, Hort2thefuture is organized around five Innovation Foci:
IF#1 – Systems Mapping, Sustainability Assessment and Decision-support Tools
IF#2 – Innovation accelerator for sustainable alternatives to peat
IF#3 – Innovation accelerator for reducing input use in horticultural production systems
IF#4 – Innovation accelerator for improving soil structure and mitigating soil compaction
IF#5 – Pilot sites and behavioural change actions to institute more sustainable and soil friendly horticulture
The multidisciplinary and multi-actor approach will address current knowledge gaps and barriers to the uptake of more sustainable horticultural practices which need overcoming. Hort2thefuture identified 6 objectives to address its aim and Call expectations.
Specific objective #1
To develop a methodological framework and tools for effective sustainability / LCA analysis
WP2: Systems Mapping, Sustainability Assessment and Decision-support Tools
Specific objective #2
To create and foster commercial uptake of relatively low-cost, reliable, scalable peat-free growing media in horticulture, using EU-sourced raw materials, with substantially lower carbon and environmental footprints than peat.
WP3: Innovation Accelerator for Sustainable Alternatives to Peat
Specific objective #3
To develop and commercialise novel products and production systems that reduce input use in horticulture
WP4: Innovation Accelerator for Reducing the use of inputs in horticulture
Specific objective #4
To develop and commercialise novel products that improve soil structure and mitigate soil compaction in horticulture
WP5: Innovation Accelerator for Improving Soil Structure and Mitigating Soil Compaction
Specific objective #5
To stimulate behavioural change, with end users adopting more sustainable production systems in horticulture, including alternatives to peat
WP6: Pilot Sites and Behavioural Change actions to institute more sustainable and soil friendly
Specific objective #6
To communicate, disseminate & exploit project results, engaging with 7 stakeholder audiences.
WP7: Communication, dissemination, exploitation, and stakeholder engagement
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