PRIMA Project: Maximizing Resource Use Efficiency in the Water-Nutrient-Energy Nexus for Sustainable Agriculture in Marginal Lands

(06/2023 - 11/2026)

Together, 12 partner institutions from five European and three Maghreb countries build a strong R&I partnership to implement a systemic approach for sustainable agricultural practices that prevent and reduce land/ water salinization and pollution.

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PureCircles main goal is to close water -, energy-, and nutrient cycles by AI-assisted integration of high-end solar technology, hydroponic systems, climate resilien crops, and smart agrotechnical management strategies

Living Labs

PureCircles defines Living Labs (LLs) as open innovation ecosystems operating in real-life territorial context using iterative feedback processes with the various societal stakeholders throughout the project to create sustainable impact.

Acknowledgments: 

The PureCircles project is funded by national funding organizations from Germany (Federal Ministry of Education and Research - BMBF), Portugal ( Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia (FCT)), France (The French National Research Agency (ANR)), Italy (MUR – Ministry of Universities and Research) , Egypt (Science, Technology & Innovation Funding Authority (STDF)), Tunisia (Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research) and Morocco (Ministry of Higher Education, Scientific Research and Innovation – Morocco (MHESRI- Ma)) in the framework of the Partnership for Research and Innovation in the Mediterranean Area (PRIMA). The PRIMA program is supported by the European Union's Framework for Research and Innovation under Horizon 2020.

Duration of the project:  June 2023 - November 2026