We organise our actions in six thematic & strategic agendas:
Strategic Agendas:
Bio-economy
Circular Construction
Chemicals/Plastics
Manufacturing Industry
Food Chain
Water Cycles
Seven leverages provide additional support:
Leverage effects:
Lever Policy Instruments
Lever Circular Procurement
Lever Communication
Lever Innovation & Entrepreneurship
Lever Financing
Lever Jobs & Skills
Lever Research
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Horse manure constitutes a valuable fertiliser, which can serve as a raw material for mushroom substrate cultivation, for example, or as an additional fertiliser on own horse pastures, on one important condition: that no worm infestation can take place. At present, however, horse manure does not constitute revenue for the horse farmer, who even incurs costs to dispose of the manure externally.
With this project, DLV wants to change this and look for sustainable applications of horse manure. Thus, together with five horse owners, we conducted research into composting horse manure. The aim was to find out how horse farmers could best valorise horse manure on their own farms, taking into account both the legal, financial and practical aspects. Specifically, we investigated, for example, whether the high temperatures in the composting process could kill parasites present and eliminate the risk of worm infestation.
United Experts / DLV
Partners Universiteit Gent, Vlaco vzw, VZW Paardenpunt, Vlaanderen, Quality Stud, Josse Janssens bvba, Stoeterij de Lindehoeve, Stal Imala, Yoki
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The horse owners who participated in the experiment will continue to compost themselves. Other horse farmers may also be encouraged to explore this avenue. The other partners involved have also built up a lot of additional knowledge around composting horse manure and will include it in future research.
In the foreseeable future (and provided the necessary funding is obtained), it is planned to conduct a new study on the hygiene of roundworms during composting and fermentation.