Context

The circular bioeconomy is the key to ensuring sustainable development in the agri-food sector, mitigating climate change and adapting production systems. In this regard, organic fertilisation has become an essential agricultural practice as, firstly, provides a use for renewable by-products from livestock farming and the agrifood industry, such as manure, where there is a surplus in certain areas, such as Osona. Use of such local biofertilisers also helps reduce the use of chemically synthesised fertilisers, which are non-renewable in origin, while their production produces a significant environmental footprint. Secondly, it contributes to increasing organic matter in soils, acting as a carbon sink, thus reducing the concentration of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere. It also improves soil characteristics through mechanisms such as increasing water retention capacity, thus creating agricultural systems, such as vineyards, that are more resilient to climate change, which is becoming increasingly present in our daily lives. In this regard, with the aim of increasing the use of organic fertilisers in our region, a number of actions can be implemented, such as publicising the benefits of organic fertilisation to all stakeholders, treating manure to give it suitable characteristics for a high-quality organic fertiliser, promoting new business models, improving the logistics of these products in the region and advising farmers on good organic fertilisation practices.