Research Programme 2
Objective:
To identify the solutions to producing more food and energy with less pollution, maximizing resilience and co-benefits, while minimizing trade-offs. The hub will focus first on AGRICULTURAL SOLUTIONS, exploring how agronomy, genetics and biotechnology could raise nitrogen use efficiency and reduce nitrogen losses. It will then test solutions with VILLAGE GROUPS across South Asia to provide a deeper understanding of the practical and social challenges. These will be complemented by feasibility testing of ENGINEERING APPROACHES to recapture and recycle N, with a focus on adsorption/desorption of nitrogen oxides (NOx), aiming to open up a multi-billion dollar sector turning air pollution into fertilizer.
RP Leads:
- TAPAN ADHYA (KIIT)
- TOM MISSELBROOK (RRES)
Informing Hypotheses:
- That a resource efficiency perspective mobilising nitrogen value chains in the circular economy will help drive change by linking business goals with environmental and health co-benefits.
List of Work Packages:
- WP 2.1a
- WP 2.1b
- WP 2.2
- WP 2.3
