BIOEAST Initiative, the CEE countries’ Initiative for Knowledge-based Agriculture, Aquaculture and Forestry in the Bioeconomy, was established in 2016 to provide a political platform for the CEE countries to strengthen research and innovation cooperation and to enhance participation in the shaping of the European Research Area’s (ERA) policy and framework programme. The BIOEAST Initiative was founded by the Ministers of Agriculture of Czechia, Hungary, Poland, Slovakia, Bulgaria, Croatia, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Romania and Slovenia. The BIOEAST Initiative represents the common political commitment and shared strategic research and innovation framework for working towards sustainable and circular bioeconomies in the CEE countries.
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Advancing Sustainable Circular Bioeconomy in Central and Eastern European countries: BIOEASTsUP
An infographic providing a compact overview on Polish company approach to recycle organic waste and by-products.
The EU is the first producer, consumer, exporter and importer of wine in the world. The winery industry generates by-products (spent grape pomace, pruning waste) that can be valorised into high-end products. They include products as fertilizers that could be used in the same industry, closing the loop.
The olive oil sector is mostly located in the Mediterranean area. Its value chain starts in the olive grove, where olives are obtained. Then, olives are milled to extract the olive oil. Along the value chain, several by-products are generated such as pruning waste, olive pits, leaves and pomace.