ACE-EX bidrar til omstillingen av det europeiske landbruket ved å integrere prinsippene for sirkulær økonomi for å fremme en bærekraftig og miljøvennlig produksjonsmodell i landbruket. Prosjektet harmonerer perfekt med de europeiske Green Deal-direktivene. Målet er å minimere miljøpåvirkningen, utdanne høyt kvalifiserte eksperter, engasjere seg i kampen mot klimaendringer og fremme miljøvennlig økonomisk vekst. ACE-EX understreker viktigheten av å kontinuerlig oppdatere kompetansen i landbruks- og industrisektoren for å holde tritt med den teknologiske utviklingen og utfordringene som klimaendringene medfører.
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ACE-EX opererer i en kontekst der innovasjon i landbruket spiller en avgjørende rolle for å møte utfordringene som følger av klimaendringene og behovet for å beskytte det biologiske mangfoldet. Dagens landbruksproduksjon må utnytte biproduktene fullt ut og krever en overgang til et mer bærekraftig system. Prognosene understreker at det haster med å handle: innen 2050 kan konsekvensene av ikke å endre dagens produksjonsmetoder også føre til at mange liv går tapt hvert år.
Med tanke på de raske teknologiske og klimatiske endringene er det viktig å kontinuerlig oppdatere kompetansen til de som jobber i sektoren. ACE-EX legger vekt på betydningen av sirkulær økonomi, en praksis som landbruket og industrien har sluttet seg til, og som er en drivkraft for yrkesopplæring. ACE-EX opererer i tråd med handlingsplanen for sirkulær økonomi og målene i det europeiske Green Deal-direktivet, som fremmer bærekraftig og respektfull økonomisk vekst.
ACE-EX anerkjenner og tar opp problemene i småbedriftssektoren og fremhever behovet for spesialiserte læreplaner for å gjøre det lettere å ta i bruk sirkulærøkonomipraksis.
Vårt perspektiv fokuserer på viktigheten av å utforme innovative og målrettede fagplaner som fremmer bruk av sirkulær og bærekraftig praksis i bedriftenes daglige virksomhet.
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From linear to circular: rethinking the agricultural business model
An olive oil mill produces oil. It also produces pomace, vegetation water and pruning residues. In a linear model, these are waste to be disposed of. In a circular model, they are resources to be valorised: biomass for energy, substrate for biogas, raw material for biofertilisers or cosmetics. The difference is not only environmental it is economic. 🫒
The Business Model Adaptation course, developed by the Chamber of Commerce of Valencia, takes this observation as its starting point to explore how agricultural businesses can rethink their value chain. Seven modules covering the diagnosis of current models, transition strategies, implementation tools, new model design and the relevant regulatory framework. 📐
A key tool introduced in the course is the Circular Economy Canvas: a framework for analysing every stage of the product life cycle and identifying where to reduce waste, where to create value and where to activate synergies with other players in the supply chain. 📋
The case studies? From the Spanish olive oil industry, where cooperatives have converted mill wastewater into biogas. From the Montsià rice industry, which built a KM 0 circular economy model. From the wine sector, where pomace becomes animal feed or fertiliser. 🌱
24 hours of training for those looking to transform their business model.
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#ACEEX #BusinessModel #CircularEconomy #Agriculture #OliveOil #Wine #ErasmusPlus #Innovation #Euproject
🇪🇺 Co-funded by the European Union
ITS Academy Giulio Natta
CEP- Center for European Projects
OpenCom Italy
Sostenibilidad Cámara Valencia
AINIA Consumer
Softcare Studios
Střední průmyslová škola chemická a gymnázium Brno
Patrimonio Natural
Fagskolen Innlandet
Klaster Gospodarki Cyrkularnej i Recyklingu
Ies Federico García Lorca De la Puebla de Cazalla
Επιμελητήριο Φθιώτιδας
Confagricoltura
Ace-ex Project
Managing innovation is not simply about adopting new technologies. It is about building a structured process to generate, evaluate and implement ideas in response to concrete challenges. In circular economy applied to agriculture, this capability is decisive. 💡
The Innovation Management course developed by Softcare Studios within ACE-EX covers six modules: from the foundations of innovation in a circular context to sustainable leadership, transversal skills to interdisciplinary research, digital transformation to complexity management. 📚
A central point? Systems thinking. In agriculture, soil, water, crops and energy cycles are deeply interconnected. Changing one element, the type of packaging, for instance, affects production, logistics and waste management. Innovating effectively requires the ability to see the entire system, not just one component. 🔄
The course also addresses barriers to innovation, financial constraints, organisational resistance to change, technological gaps and proposes practical tools to overcome them, from agile project management to stakeholder mapping. 🧩
24 hours of training for those who need to lead change processes, not merely endure them.
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#ACEEX #Innovation #InnovationManagement #CircularEconomy #Agriculture #ErasmusPlus #SystemsThinking #EUproject
🇪🇺 Co-funded by the European Union
ITS Academy Giulio Natta
CEP- Center for European Projects
OpenCom Italy
Sostenibilidad Cámara Valencia
AINIA Consumer
Softcare Studios
Střední průmyslová škola chemická a gymnázium Brno
Patrimonio Natural
Fagskolen Innlandet
Klaster Gospodarki Cyrkularnej i Recyklingu
Ies Federico García Lorca De la Puebla de Cazalla
Επιμελητήριο Φθιώτιδας
Confagricoltura
Ace-ex Project
The rules of the game: Europe’s circular economy regulatory framework
Good circular practices do not emerge in a vacuum. Behind them lies a European regulatory framework that steers, incentivises and in some cases mandates them. For those working in the agricultural sector, understanding this framework is not optional. 📜
The starting point is the Circular Economy Action Plan (CEAP), adopted by the European Commission in 2020 as a pillar of the Green Deal. The plan covers the entire product life cycle: from ecodesign to durability, repairability to recycled content, through to tackling planned obsolescence. For the agri-food sector, the CEAP places specific focus on the food-water-nutrient chain. 🌍
Alongside the CEAP, the EU Bioeconomy Plan promotes the transformation of waste and residues into high-value products — animal feed, green chemicals, textiles — with the aim of reducing dependence on non-renewable resources. The Integrated Nutrient Management Plan targets the optimisation of fertiliser use and stimulation of recovered nutrient markets. 🧪
The Regulatory Framework course developed within ACE-EX by Fundación Patrimonio Natural de Castilla y León covers four areas: EU circular economy policies, available incentives, alignment with the Sustainable Development Goals, and skills for international cooperation. 📋
30 hours of training to navigate a regulatory landscape in constant evolution.
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#ACEEX #CircularEconomy #EUPolicy #CEAP #GreenDeal #Agriculture #ErasmusPlus #RegulatoryFramework #EUproject
🇪🇺 Co-funded by the European Union
ITS Academy Giulio Natta
CEP- Center for European Projects
OpenCom Italy
Sostenibilidad Cámara Valencia
AINIA Consumer
Softcare Studios
Střední průmyslová škola chemická a gymnázium Brno
Patrimonio Natural
Fagskolen Innlandet
Klaster Gospodarki Cyrkularnej i Recyklingu
Ies Federico García Lorca De la Puebla de Cazalla
Επιμελητήριο Φθιώτιδας
Confagricoltura
Ace-ex Project
Circular systemic solutions: the food-water-nutrient chain
Applying circular economy to a single process is useful. Applying it across an entire value chain is another level entirely. They are called Circular Systemic Solutions (CSS) and sit at the heart of the European strategy for the circular transition. 🔗
The concept works like this: rather than intervening at a single link in the chain, the entire system is analysed — from primary production to processing, distribution to waste management — engaging all stakeholders and identifying synergies across sectors. 🗺️
A concrete example comes from the region of Castilla y León in Spain, a pilot region for the EU Circular Cities and Regions Initiative. The CSS developed for the food-water-nutrient chain starts from one figure: mineral fertilisers account for over 30% of farm costs in the region (€414 million in 2020). Phosphorus, an essential component, is classified as a critical raw material with reserves heading towards depletion. 💰
The solution? Recovering residual organic matter generated along the chain — from food waste to sewage sludge — and converting it into biofertilisers, reducing dependence on mineral fertilisers. With cascade uses: biogas and biomethane from digestion, digestate as fertiliser, extraction of substances for cosmetics and nutraceutics. 🌱
The ACE-EX programme includes a dedicated module on designing circular systemic solutions.
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#ACEEX #CircularEconomy #SystemicSolutions #ValueChain #Agriculture #ErasmusPlus #CastillaYLeon #EUproject
🇪🇺 Co-funded by the European Union
ITS Academy Giulio Natta
CEP- Center for European Projects
OpenCom Italy
Sostenibilidad Cámara Valencia
AINIA Consumer
Softcare Studios
Střední průmyslová škola chemická a gymnázium Brno
Patrimonio Natural
Fagskolen Innlandet
Klaster Gospodarki Cyrkularnej i Recyklingu
Ies Federico García Lorca De la Puebla de Cazalla
Επιμελητήριο Φθιώτιδας
Confagricoltura