CONTEXT
Water is a resource under stress but we keep urinating in it.
Water is a precious resource and is more and more under stress. Yet it is often misused and spoiled, especially when we urinate in it. As droughts become more and more frequent due to climate change, water usage restrictions are already imposed on several economic sectors such as agriculture and industry. Households are also being imposed water restrictions in certain areas. Constant stress on this natural resource imposes a deeper réflexion on the way we use water on a daily basis
Agriculture is currently dependent on chemical fertilisers, and under strong regulatory pressure.
Sustainable fertilisation solutions are becoming more and more important to develop in a global context where climate change, biodiversity loss and and resource scarcity are challenging our current way of life.
A need to build resilience and regenerate agrosystems
- Increase natural soil fertility by reducing the use of chemical fertilisers
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Systemise long term crop rotation, diversification, and
vegetative covers. - Reduce soil life erosion and minimise disturbances
- Foster nutrients circularity.
A need to build resilience and regenerate agrosystems
- Increase natural soil fertility by reducing the use of chemical fertilisers
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Systemise long term crop rotation, diversification, and
vegetative covers. - Reduce soil life erosion and minimise disturbances
- Foster nutrients circularity.
OUR MISSION
Diverting urine from the water cycle and turn it into a resource for a sustainable, performant and resilient agriculture
OUR TECHNOLOGY
Why ferment human urine?
Gross urine
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Low NPK content (N = nitrogen, P = phosphorus, K = potassium)
per liter: 9g N / 2g P / 2.7g K -
17 000 L/ha
to provide 35kg of phosphorus
Fermented urine
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High concentration
in bacteria and metabolites -
25L/ha
to solubilize 35kg of phosphorus