Towards a Sustainable Bioeconomy: BRILIAN Project Presentation

Today, we proudly present the BRILIAN project!

Along with us and MIXMATTERS, BRILIAN has applied to the Horizon Results Booster to receive support in disseminating and valorising research results.

Rural areas cover 80% of the EU’s territory and contain 30% of its population (137 million people). These regions play a crucial role in improving sustainable bio-based value chains by promoting renewable energy, reducing fossil fuel dependence, and preserving biodiversity.

BRILIAN project aims to support the adoption of sustainable and cooperative business models in rural areas, enabling a smoother transition to bio-based economies. It will validate 10 bio-based value chains starting from crops like cardoon, safflower, sunflower, potato, and rapeseed.

This will allow primary producers to diversify their income, reduce risk, and create new jobs and economic opportunities in rural areas. The project will transform linear value chains into circular bio-based ones, reducing the overall environmental impact.

BRILIAN will set up 3 cooperative pilots working with 10 value chains for the validation of a group of actions for bio-innovation (ABI), which will enable the proposition of specific cooperative business models. These business models will consider organizational and logistic optimization but also economic, social and environmental aspects, thanks to the Optimization Toolkit.

We are thrilled to collaborate with BRILIAN project and can’t wait to share the future 🌱🌽🍅

👉 Go to BRILIAN website to discover more!