Agro Fossil Free - Towards farms with zero carbon-, waste- and water-footprint. Roadmap for sustainable management strategies for Balkan agricultural sector

General Description

The project came at a time when significant changes are needed in the way businesses operate and harmonize with European legislation for GHG emissions reduction and for minimization of the environmental impact of processes and products. Changes will become more intense in the coming years as we move towards the year 2030 (1st target for the reduction of 55% of GHGs compared to 1990) and then 2050 (EU decarbonization target). Therefore, companies will soon start searching for tools and services that will help them in this transition. BalkanROAD assists this transition now. Having available the necessary Guides and Tools for sustainable and innovative practices for all production stages, agribusinesses are now able to reorganize their framework of operation in a targeted and methodological way. They can now create local value chains and prove and communicate the environmental footprint of their products to the markets and directly to consumers. They can also experiment with the ROAD tool and decide their short- and long term strategy of changes for gradually improving their processes (e.g. replacement of fossil fuels with biofuels, use of renewable energy sources, water recycling, utilization of organic byproducts/wastes in soil for carbon sequestration, etc).