The European Union (EU) has launched Peatless, an initiative reinforcing its leading role in sustainability across the horticultural sector. The project aims to develop low-peat substrates for three key systems: mushrooms, seedlings, and ornamental plants.
The initiative aims to help 5,000 horticultural companies across 40 regions transition toward sustainable peat alternatives. Throughout the process, Peatless will deliver over 30 practical recommendations to make growing media more sustainable.
The project is still in its early stages, developing different work lines.
"For now," Innovarium says, "we see agricultural waste reuse as the most promising approach. For example, tests are underway to reuse spent mushroom substrate (SPCH) as a substrate or casing soil. Many of the materials being assessed are byproducts from other agricultural industries."
*Peatless has received funding from the European Union's Horizon Europe program (GA No. 101216569) and the Swiss State Secretariat for Education, Research and Innovation (SERI). The views expressed are those of the Peatless project and do not necessarily reflect those of the EU or REA.
For more information, please contact Innovarium info@innovarum.es https://innovarum.es/ Peatless Margarita Pérez, CTICH direccion@ctich.com https://peatless.eu
