FIERCE 1st Open Call · Funded by the European Union · Ongoing

BIO-CYCLE — Copernicus Data for Circular Nutrient Management on Mediterranean Farms

Mediterranean agriculture still manages nutrients in a linear way: excess synthetic fertiliser drives nitrate leaching and soil degradation, while manure, compost and crop residues remain underused. BIO-CYCLE, led by Andreas Vasiliou Agronomist Ltd, tests whether Copernicus downstream data — Sentinel-2 vegetation indices, soil moisture, land surface temperature and rainfall/evapotranspiration — combined with local agronomic records can identify parcel-level nutrient demand, safer application windows and opportunities to redistribute organic nutrients from surplus to deficit parcels. Aridex is the External Service Provider.

Objectives

Combine Copernicus data for the pilot area with the company’s agronomic records and document the nutrient-demand mapping and nitrate leaching-risk logic.

Define the circular nutrient-redistribution concept and assess its technical, environmental and operational feasibility.

Size target segments, benchmark comparable precision-agriculture offerings and set out pricing and go-to-market in a draft business model.

Partners

Andreas Vasiliou Agronomist Ltd (Cyprus) — SME beneficiary

Aridex Ltd (Nicosia, Cyprus) — External Service Provider

At a glance

Programme: FIERCE 1st Open Call (Financial Support to Third Parties) · Ideation Project

Aridex role: External Service Provider — feasibility study, market and competition study, draft business model

Duration: six months

SGA No. FIERCE_1OC_49

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