Agricultural-food residues are an underexploited resource for the European Union and China and by making better use of these can bring significant economic, environmental and societal benefits.
AgriLoop is a major European Union, UK Research and Innovation and Chinese-funded project finding new ways to convert agricultural-food residues into high-value, eco-friendly products, such as food and feed ingredients and bio-based materials.
35 partners across Europe and China, are joining forces in AgriLoop to increase agricultural sustainability, grow the bioeconomy and tackle climate change and plastic pollution and increase European / Chinese cooperation.
AgriLoop’s concept for sustainable biorefineries based on agricultural residues
AgriLoop will
EU - CN partnership
Strengthen the relationship between China and the European Union, by working together on common tasks and objectives.
Convert
Convert agricultural residues into plant and microbial proteins, polyesters and bio-based chemicals. Using residues such as tomato, soybean, peanut, apple, straw, potato, brewery grains, oil, grapes and manure.
Develop
Develop new products and processes for the food, health and agricultural sectors.
Apply
Apply a ‘safe-and-sustainable-by-design’ approach that avoids or minimises harmful impacts.
Demonstrate
Demonstrate innovative and sustainable value chains.
Achieve
Achieve several environmental, societal and economic impacts from its innovative approach.
35 partners
48 months
10 million funding
11 countries involved