Trans4num - Transformation for sustainable nutrient supply and management

In the course of four years, the project will bring together experience, expertise and knowledge across different fields, technologies and disciplines from 22 partners in Europe and China and apply a range of methods and formats to advance and foster NBS implementation prospects (e.g. farmer discussion groups, stakeholder panels, hackathons)

The overarching ambition of trans4num is to substantiate and broadly promote the NBS approach for sustainable agricultural practices in Europe and China with a particular focus on nutrient management (bio-based nutrient sources, sustainable crop rotations, integrated management practices). To do so, trans4num will develop and implement a social-ecological transformation (SET) approach tailored for the inter- and transdisciplinary research on NBS for a more sustainable nutrient management in regions with intensive farming systems. In particular, trans4num will:

• Develop a disaggregated understanding of NBS potentials for achieving sustainable agricultural practices;
• Understand and analyse the complex interdependencies of applying NBS;
• Develop a dynamic, smart nutrient management tool to support decision making for optimal nutrient supply;
• Assess the (net) impact of technological and social innovations as well as policies related to NBS.

The results of the project are expected to contribute to the European Green Deal, Farm to Fork, and Zero Pollution ambition strategies as well as China’s policy: the 14th Five-Year Planning for Green Agriculture Development strategy with their ambition to halt pollution and limit N/P emissions.

Duration: 84 months (01 October 2022 – 30 September 2029)

Funding: EU (Call: HORIZON-CL6-2021-CLIMATE-01-04)

Project number: 1010600212

Hungarian project leader: Dr. Vér András PhD, senior research fellow, ver.andras@sze.hu

More information about the project:  https://trans4num.eu/en/