BIO CIRCULAR — iBO

The BIOCIRCULAR project aims to integrate smart farming tools and smart processing tools into a single management system for the production chain of a vertically integrated dairy unit. The primary objective of the project is to control and reduce the environmental footprint of the production process and the products produced. More specifically, the BIOCIRCULAR project addresses important issues in inefficient and unsustainable farming practices that lead to inappropriate application of resources such as chemical fertilizers, un-optimized value chains and inadequate data handling and processing. In addition, the project includes actions for the design and optimization of water management. The direct objective of the project is to control and reduce the environmental footprint of the plant’s activities through the use of modern technologies for the optimization of waste management in plant and livestock phases, as well as, processing and standardization of dairy products. All of the above will be integrated into an integrated milk production management system and will provide the foundation for the development of an intelligent circular farming decision support system.