Organic-based fertilisers are nothing new. In fact, these sustainable solutions to agricultural challenges have been around for centuries. Ever since farmers realised that the manure from their animals helped their crops to grow stronger and healthier, organic fertilisers have featured heavily in agriculture.

But if this evokes a traditional picture of horse-and-plough farming in your mind – you may be surprised to find out the reality today…

Instead, imagine a spotless scientific lab with modern research facilities and production equipment accompanied by sophisticated marketing strategies.

Today, the organic-based fertiliser sector is research-based, knowledge-intensive and innovation-driven. The industry has found increasingly efficient, smart and effective ways to extract nutrients from an increasing variety of bio-based by-products from a variety of value chains and re-formulate them into safe, high-quality, and effective fertilisers and soil improvers.

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Not only that, but now organic-based fertilisers contribute to a resource-efficient, greener and more competitive economy thanks to the beneficial natural processes they generate, and the circular model of production. They are not only a source of recycled nutrients, but also of carbon sequestration– crucial to our fight against climate change.

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The organic-based fertiliser industry also creates local employment opportunities and regional economic development. By developing new rural value chains, the industry actively nurtures vibrant manufacturing and farming communities for a high-employment economy with social and territorial cohesion.

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The organic-based fertilisers sector makes a substantial contribution to a smart, sustainable, and inclusive European economy.

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