The LIFE project aims to transform traditional agricultural waste (i.e. animal manure) into sanitary, rich, organic, water-soluble nutrient solutions for hydroponic farms by using novel bacterial and/or chemical transformation technologies. Since such fertilizers may entail risks, and may have an unstable nutrient concentration, the project leverages on the Digital Twin (DT) technology to control both the transformation process and crop evolution in the farm. 

What: Transformation of animal manure into nutrient solutions (liquid fertilizers) for hydroponic farms. Control and automate the system using Digital Twin technology.

Why: Enhance fertilizer efficiency and reduce synthetic fertilizers use.

Where: Luxembourg and Ireland. Manure transformation process will be investigated both in Luxembourg, and Ireland, considering different samples of animal manure (cow, lambs, pigs, etc.), and different transformation technologies. A Pilot Farm will be designed and implemented with the support of Fësch Haff SARL, in Luxembourg, to demonstrate the technical feasibility and economic viability of the proposed approach.