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Effective approaches for technology and innovation transfer to SMEs
Growing tomatoes with help of nature
dr. Janko RODEAleš TOLAR
Chamber of agriculture and forestry of Slovenia
DESCRIPTION AND CHARACTERISTICS OF THE GOOD PRACTICE GENERAL DESCRIPTION
• Conventional greenhouse production• high demand for energy (oil, natural
gas…)• high demant for fertilizers and pesticides• low sustainability, high carbon footprint• the worst cases threat for ground water,
ecosystem degradation by building infrastructure
• Threat for human health (growers, consumers)
• Search for sustainable practices in greeenhouse vegetable production
• Construction optimized for best effects
• Use of polinators • Minimizing use of pesticides
(predators)• Use of rainwater and reuse of
irrigation water• Use of renevable energy sources
(solar, geothermal)
Potential in Slovenia• Only 0,03% of arable land covered
production• Growing problems with weather extremes• Low competivness of veg. production• High potential for use of geothermal
energy• Prekmurje agriculturaland geothermal region
Technique used in PARADAJZ LTD• Rainwater for irrigation, • 20% of water recycled,• Geothermal for heating. • water, climate,fertilizers controlled by computer • organic substrate (recycling)• natural predators • disease control -climate• Polinators – bumblebees
Results• 4 ha of greenhouses ( +2 in
construction)• 2000 tonnes of production ( up to
3500 t)• Exclusive sale, good price• Active promotion and corporate
image
Innovation• Innovative way of coupling high
technology of greenhouse production and use of renevable resources:
• Rainwater – up to 70 % of needed water• Geothermal energy for heating - use
of hot water from the bore on site, – Heat exchanger– Heat pumps
• Substrate reuse – cmopost or biogas production
Beneficiaries• SMEs from sector of vegetable production• SMEs in regions with high geothermal
potential• SMEs with small production surfaces• Inerest /need for greenhouse production
is growing
• Exact number not assesed yet
Consequences• Production is environmental friendly
and sustainable• Low interference with the soil on site • No interference with ground (thermal)
water • Low possibility of environmental
pollution • No cummulation in plants or their
products. • Lower carbon footprint during lifecycle
compared to conventional greenhouse• Low health hazard for producersand
consumers
Transfer of innovation• Company is ready to transfer the know-
how
• selection of technology• coupling geothermal technology and
technology of greenhouse production, • building capacities for greenhouse
production,• choosing right varieties, seeds or
seedlings or• consulting in production process and
logistic• onsite training in production
technologies to interested people.
Sources of know-how• Constant training in the vision od
company• Cooperation with producers abroad• Membership in exclusive study clubs• Testing tecnhology in real conditions • Proven technologies/innovations
introduced in production• Presentation of results on congresses,
expert meetings• Practice can be transferred to regions
of high geotermal potential
Accsessibilty• Consulting trough direct contact with
interested customer (SMEs)
• Conditions and sosts agreed by customers (trade secret) and depend on the type of colaboration
Conditions for application
• SMEs wanting to apply technology have to have experts with certain experience and basic knowledge of agriculture, energetic and glasshouse management.
Obstacles & Success Factors • Legislative framework• Constantly changing regulations• Searching for investments to apply to PRD
measures (1.2.1.)• Seriousness of potential beneficiaries• Small domestic market of Slovenia
To overcome the obstacles
• Active cooperation with decision makers to ease administrativbe procedures
• Applying to different tenders (PRD, start-up,…)
• Active search for investros• Assession of potential partners
(customers)• Adaptibility in terms of (co)financing the
technology transfer
Success factors facilitating innovation transfer • Growing awareness about more
sustainable agricultural practices with less impact to environment and humans.
• Use of local resources of renevable energy
• Production of high quality table tomatoes (vegetables)
• Low carbon dioxide footprint• Possibility of use of innovative technology
in horticulture (vegetable production)• Avoiding problems with weather
extremes connected to climate changes
TRANSFER OF THE PRACTICE • Aplicable in all regions with high
geothermal potential and tradition of vegetable growing