Project: MODELLING AND TECHNOLOGICAL TOOLS TO PREVENT SURFACE AND GROUND-WATER BODIES FROM AGRICULTURAL NON-POINT SOURCE POLLUTION UNDER MEDITERRANEAN CONDITIONS
| Acronym | NPP-SOL |
| Project Topic | Several countries in the Mediterranean are affected by agricultural Non-Point Source (NPS) nitrate and phosphorus pollution of aquifers and surface waters (estuaries, lakes, wetlands, etc.), widespread in areas of intensive agriculture and livestock activity. The complexity of NPS pollution requires adopting specialized, interdisciplinary and multi actors approaches and different solutions from farmers and Water Resources Managers, Water Users Associations and regional and national Environmental Agencies. Therefore, there is a need for a paradigm change, looking for more site-specific approaches that support farmers rather than sanctioning and limiting their entrepreneurship. It might be the way for maintaining the trade-off between the needs of sustaining farmers’ income and detrimental environmental impacts of NPS pollutants, which is a cornerstone of sustainable agriculture. NPP-SOL overall objective is to prevent diffuse pollution of water resources due to NPS agricultural pollutants under the Mediterranean soil and environmental conditions, according to the goals of the new Green Deal and Farm-to-Fork strategies. NPP-SOL will integrate site-specific best management practices to improve soil, water, fertilizers, and crop management with site-tailored and affordable-cost technologies to prevent natural bodies pollution. Common to all the adopted methodologies-technologies will be their sustainability, economic efficiency, and adherence to circular economy approach. |
| Network | PRIMA |
| Call | Section 2 – Multi-topic 2022 |
Project partner
| Number | Name | Role | Country |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Universitat de Barcelona | Partner | Spain |
| 2 | Mediterranean Agronomic Institute of Montpellier | Partner | France |
| 3 | University of Cagliari | Partner | Italy |
| 4 | University of Basilicata | Coordinator | Italy |
| 5 | Agricultural Research Organization - Volcani Center | Partner | Israel |
| 6 | Roey Egozi | Partner | Israel |
| 7 | Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique | Partner | Morocco |
| 8 | Mohammed V University | Partner | Morocco |