Summary
- Profile Type
- Technology offer
- POD Reference
- TOGB20241113027
- Term of Validity
- 13 November 2024 - 13 November 2025
- Company's Country
- United Kingdom
- Type of partnership
- Commercial agreement with technical assistance
- Targeted Countries
- All countries
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General information
- Short Summary
- UK soil regeneration company with innovative bio-stimulant system, that improves soil health and crop nutrition, and crop and farm functioning, seeks agricultural partner for pilot project aiming to improve their solution for different soil conditions. Collaboration is offered under a commercial agreement with tech assistance.
- Full Description
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A company specializing in soil health testing and regenerative solutions has developed a mobile lab service to analyse soil samples on-site. This innovative approach allows for rapid assessment of soil health parameters, enabling timely interventions to improve soil quality.
Additionally, the company offers liquid inoculations containing beneficial microorganisms to restore soil microbial diversity and enhance nutrient cycling. The company assists farmers and land managers in developing customized strategies to optimize soil health and reduce reliance on synthetic inputs.
The company offers bio-stimulants, enhanced by technology, to revitalize degraded soils and promote climate adaptation. Soil biology can be quantified and tracked to restore both soil and crop health and function.
The collaboration will facilitate the testing of the variety of bio-stimulants to challenging and depleted agricultural soils, with the aim to regenerate soil health and function, leading to improved crop health and resilience to adverse climatic conditions.
The partnership will provide exclusive access to the company's services during the research and development phase.
A commercial agreement with tech assistance is sought. - Advantages and Innovations
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Biostimulant solutions offer several advantages over traditional methods. By stimulating natural processes within the soil, these solutions enhance nutrient uptake, improve water retention, and bolster plant resilience to stress
Unlike synthetic fertilizers, which can deplete soil health and pollute water bodies, biostimulants promote sustainable agriculture by restoring soil ecology and reducing the need for chemical inputs. This approach leads to healthier crops, higher yields, and a more environmentally friendly farming practice.
Advantages of biostimulant solutions include:
• Yield increase: Studies have shown that biostimulant applications can increase crop yields compared to traditional methods.
• Nutrient uptake: Biostimulants enhance nutrient uptake efficiency, leading to a reduction in fertilizer requirements.
• Water Use efficiency: By improving water retention, biostimulants can help crops withstand drought stress, reducing water consumption.
• Reduced chemical use: Biostimulants can help reduce the reliance on synthetic pesticides and fertilizers, leading to a decrease in chemical runoff into water bodies.
• Soil health improvement: These solutions promote soil microbial activity and organic matter content, resulting in healthier and more fertile soils.
• Carbon sequestration: Biostimulants can contribute to carbon sequestration by enhancing plant growth and root development, which helps store carbon in the soil.
• Resilient crops: Biostimulants help crops better withstand adverse conditions like drought, salinity, and extreme temperatures, ensuring sustainable agricultural practices.
• Reduced production Costs: By optimizing nutrient use and improving crop health, biostimulants can lower overall production costs for farmers.
• Consumer benefits: Biostimulant-treated crops often exhibit higher nutritional value and improved quality, benefiting consumers. - Technical Specification or Expertise Sought
- Expertise sought in agriculture, horticulture and regenerative land conservation projects, that can benefit most from soil health testing and regenerative solutions.
- Stage of Development
- Available for demonstration
- Sustainable Development Goals
- Goal 6: Clean Water and Sanitation
- Goal 15: Life on Land
- Goal 3: Good Health and Well-being
- Goal 1: No Poverty
- Goal 13: Climate Action
- Goal 2: Zero Hunger
- IPR status
- Secret know-how
Partner Sought
- Expected Role of a Partner
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Type of partner sought: The UK company seeks to partner with a variety of agriculture, horticulture, and regenerative land conservation projects to further develop its products.
They are particularly interested to collaborate with agricultural operations in regions suffering degraded soils with need for soil restoration.
For example, partners may be:
- Pharmaceutical dependent farms: These farms may have depleted soils, with high pharmaceutical interventions but with low or lowering food yield and quality.
- Organic farms: These farms already prioritize soil health and sustainable practices, making them ideal partners for testing and refining bio-stimulant products.
- Community gardens and urban farms: These projects often face challenges with limited resources and degraded soils. Bio-stimulants can help improve soil quality and increase yields in these environments.
- Conservation organizations: Partnerships with conservation organizations can provide access to large-scale land management projects and help demonstrate the positive impact of bio-stimulants on ecosystem restoration.
By partnering with these diverse stakeholders, the company can gain valuable insights and contribute to a more sustainable future for agriculture and land conservation.
Target sector: Agriculture
Role/tasks to be performed by the partner:
- Provide access to land base assets, to help with collection of data and access to relevant machinery and equipment.
- Work with the UK company to identify parts of their estates that are most depleted, that can benefit most from this biostimulant solutions pilot.
- Offer feedback for improvements.
- Provide regular on-site testing of soil and upload on to the UK company's portal.
- Follow implementation guidance and soil restoration plan for the duration of the pilot.
- Provide cost benefit analysis versus traditional methods used on other part of the assets.
- Be willing to be used as a case study. - Type and Size of Partner
- SME 11-49
- SME <=10
- SME 50 - 249
- Big company
- Other
- R&D Institution
- University
- Type of partnership
- Commercial agreement with technical assistance
Dissemination
- Technology keywords
- 07001004 - Crop Production
- 07001003 - Biocontrol
- 07001005 - Horticulture
- 07001007 - Precision agriculture
- Market keywords
- 04005 - Biochemistry / Biophysics
- 09005 - Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Animal Husbandry & Related Products
- Sector Groups Involved
- Agri-Food
- Targeted countries
- All countries