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Foundation for Agricultural Innovation (FIA)
MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE
Fernando Bas M.Executive Director
Promoting the Use of Bioenergy in the agricultural
and forestry sector
FIA is an Agency of the Ministry of Agriculture whose goal is: To promote and encourage innovation in the agri-food and forestry sectors, by strengthening their capabilities and entrepreneurship, to enhance sustainable development and competitiveness of Chile.
Foresee topics of upcoming importance and guide innovation
Support producers, companies, and R & D centers in the implementation of innovation
Create learning instances, and provide tools and motivation for innovation
Propagate innovation strategies and practical applications that increase competitiveness
FIASeizes, Sows,
Grows, and Disseminates Innovation for
the Competitiveness
of Chile
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Areas of Innovation Initiatives
Reduces the risk of innovating in strategic areas: supports producers, companies, and R & D centres, in developing prototypes and new inputs that can be replicated by others
FIA Instruments to promote Innovation
Innovation Projects
Innovation Roundtrips
Innovation Consulting
National Innovation Programs
New instruments to co-finance Non-Conventional Renewable Energy (NCRE)
projects in the agri-forestry sector
(Spanish: ERNC, Energias Renovables No Convencionales)
Objectives
• Increase the competitiveness of the agro-forestry sector through reductions in energy costs
• Promote and propagate the adoption Non-Conventional Renewable Energy technologies in agriculture production processes
Time, Generated Value
Adaptation of New Technologies
2 years
Curve of Technology Adoption vs. Time
Early Adopters
Copy
Adaptation
Improvement
Invention
No Innovation
Major Innovation
Adaptation: Modify or adjust an existing product, process, service , or management strategy to local conditions, in order to obtain an expected outcome
Degrees of Innovation in FIA
If profitable: Why these technologies have not been adopted already?
• Large fear of risk present in small and micro producers (99,5 % of agriculture producers)*
• Relatively high initial investment and long-term return on investment
• Misinformation, or no information, regarding the implementation and operation of new technologies
• Producers’ wary way of thinking: seeing is believing
*Agriculture Census, 2007
Positive external outcomes:
• Source of reliable self-supply for the long term, what contributes to diversification and reduces vulnerability and reliance on foreign supply sources
• Stable, independent production costs independent of oil costs
• Reduced environmental impact (local and global) than traditional projects. Better acceptance in the community and in the society at large
• Contribute to sustainable development of geographically isolated areas
Characteristics of the Instrument
• Maximum amount of subsidy: M $100 (US$ 200.000)
• Beneficiaries and percentage of contribution:
Applicant’s annual sales (in UF)* Maximum of FIA co-financing of
the total cost proposed
Above 100.000 UF 20%
Between 25.001 and 100.000 UF 40%
Up to 25.000 UF 65%
1 UF approx. US$ 50
Characteristics of the Instrument
• Evaluation criteria:
Criteria Relative weight
Innovative merit 10%
Economic investment of executor 20%
Cost efficiency 25%
Economic evaluation of the project 20%
Technical quality of the project proposal 25%
Funds
Review of applications
Submission of applications
Min. Agric. REGIONS
FIA
FIA - CER
FIA Allocation of funds
EXECUTION THROUGH FIA
feed
fertilizer
manure
waste
tank
Biogas Projects
Traditional use of manure as fertilizer
in agricultural systems
General Objective
The objective of this project is to bring about the construction and start-up of 6 prototype plants that demonstrate the utilization of organic agriculture waste, and allow for the replacement of fossil fuels, considering:
- Self management- Eco-friendly- Sustainable- Profitable- Model for demonstrations
Technical Objetives
• For the anaerobic digestion process to be efficient, the biodigestors must run at a constant temperature of 35 ° C
The system uses on average 50% of the produced biogas to maintain temperature (self-consumption)
• The biodigestor, in order to maintain a constant inside temperature must furnished with a good agitation system
The agitation is obtained by a recirculation system powered by an electric pump
Propane Substitutionkg propane equivalent 3.380$/kg propane 429Propane market cost (kg) 967
Project: Individual Biogas Plant
Annual Costs CL $Investment (depr. 10 years) -1.500.000 (Investment 15 millions)Labor -600.000 (2 hours/day)Subtotal -2.100.000Fertilizer savings +650.000 (4 kg N/m3 -price urea)TOTAL -1.450.000
Expected Outcome
• Reduction in Energy costs
• Production of biofertilizers
• Reduction in manure odors and pathogens
• Replacement of fossil fuels => greater environmental sustainability
• Prototype replication
• Increased competitiveness