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TEHNOLOGIE ECO-INOVATIVĂ DE RECOLTARE SECVENŢIALĂ A CANEPEI, CONDIŢIONAREA SEMINŢELOR ŞI OBŢINEREA ULEIULUI

Geographical location
Romania
Main geographical location (NUTS3)
Bucureşti
Keywords
Agricultural production system
Farming practice
Farming equipment and machinery
Main funding source
Rural development 2014-2020 for Operational Groups (in the sense of Art 56 of Reg.1305/2013)
Project type
Operational group
Starting date
2021
End date
2023
Project status
Ongoing
Title (in English): 
ECO-INNOVATIVE TECHNOLOGY FOR SECVENTIAL HARVESTING OF HEMP, SEED CONDITIONING AND OIL OBTAINING
Objective of the project (native language): 

Se propune dezvoltarea unor echipamente tehnologice, eco-inovative, de recoltare secventiala a canepei, conditionarea semintelor si obtinerea uleiului.Tehnologia presupune recoltarea canepei in doua secvente separate, inflorescentele respectiv tulpinile, la o singură trecere a echipamentului de recoltat. Inflorescentele vor fi supuse operatiei de conditionare prin care se realizeaza separarea si curatarea semintelor, operatie ce se efectueaza cu ajutorul unui echipament specializat de separare, semintele fiind utilizate la extragerea uleiului cu un echipament specializat. Reintroducerea canepei in circuitul economic reprezinta noi oportunitati de afaceri pentru fermieri.

Objective of the project (in English): 

The project proposes the realization of an eco-innovative technology of sequential harvesting of seed, seed conditioning and oil production. The technology involves the harvesting of the hemp in two separate sequences, the inflorescences and the stems, at a single pass of the harvesting equipment. The inflorescences will be subjected to the conditioning operation, whereby segregation and cleaning of the seeds are carried out, which is carried out by means of specialized separation equipment, the seeds being used for oil extraction with specialized equipment. Re-introduction of the hamp into the economic circuit represents relevant business opportunities for farmers.

Description of activities (native language): 

Obiectivul proiectului in cadrul GO va fi realizat prin urmatoarele activităţi:
- Proiectarea, realizarea si experimentarea echipamentelor tehnice inovative propuse pentru aplicarea tehnologiei de eco-inovative de recoltare a cânepei: Echipament de recoltat inflorescente si tulpini de canepa; Echipament de conditionat seminte; Echipament pentru extragerea uleiului;  
- Demonstrarea funcționalității tehnologiei şi a echipamentelor; 
-Diseminarea pe scară larga a rezultatelor proiectului de cooperare.
- Infiinţarea culturii ecologice de cânepă si asigurarea bazei energetice pentru desfășurarea aditivităților de testare-demonstrare, din surse proprii de către fermier.

Description of activities (in English): 

The objective of the project in GO will be achieved through the following activities:
- Designing, executing and experimenting with the innovative technical equipment, proposed for the eco-innovative application of hemp harvesting technology: Flowering and hemp strains harvesting equipment; Seed conditioner equipment; Oil Extraction Equipment (Leader)
- Demonstration of technology and equipment functionality; (Lider, P1, P2)
- Widely disseminating the results of the co-operation project. (Lider, P1, P2)
- Establishing ecological hemp culture and providing the energy base for the development of the testing and demonstration activities, from the farmer's own resources.
 

Total budget: 
356216
Project coordinator
Contact person: 
NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF RESEARCH - DEVELOPMENT FOR MACHINES AND INSTALLATIONS DESIGNED TO AGRICULTURE AND FOOD INDUSTRY – INMA BUCHAREST
Address: 
Ion Ionescu de la Brad Blv. No. 6, Sector 1 Bucharest
E-mail: 
icsit@inma.ro
Phone: 
0212693269
Partner category: 
Researcher
Practice summary
Further details
Description of the context of the project: 

The project concerns the actions, investments, transactions relating to the products in Annex I to the TFEU, in Brussels nomenclature Chapter 15 / 15.07. Stable, fluid or solid vegetable oils, crude, purified or refined and Chapter 57 / 57.01: Hemp (Cannabis sativa), raw, scalded, combed or otherwise prepared, but spun; tow and waste (including lint).
The project aims to develop products, techniques and processes by implementing a cross-cutting eco-innovative sequencing technology (eg inflorescences and stems), seed separation and oil production. The technical equipment proposed for application of the technology will be tested on the hemp field set up by the farmer. Good cooperation will be achieved within the operational group in order to create a knowledge base for this technology applied in the Buzau, Ilfov rural area, but also in other areas. Through cooperation between the farmer and INCD, innovation and diversification of agricultural products, with superior nutritional properties and the utilization of biomass in the agricultural sector, are encouraged.
The technology proposed for execution in the OG group is specifically aimed for the farmers that cultivate or are intending to develop hemp seed and / or hemp fibre culture on small or medium surfaces, accessible to those with minimum technical facilities.
Implementation of the proposed technology to farmers, the use of the knowledge gained during the project and dissemination of the obtained results, provides the basis for the development of new businesses opportunities for farmers, by obtaining hemp products with high added value, development of collaborations between groups and producers, the ultimate goal being to increase turnover

Additional information: 

Perceived need for project outcomes:
From traditional experience, hemp is considered a powerful plant that does not require pesticides, grows fast enough and helps to renew the growing land. After hemp cultivation, the land becomes in the following year, suited for the cultivation of cereals, because hemp kills weeds. Also, the amount of chemical fertilizer required for good production is much lower than in other crops.
The technical difficulty (excluding legislation) for the implementation, development and exploitation of this hemp crop, is harvesting and processing.
The project aims at developing products, techniques and processes by developing an eco-innovative technology of sequential harvesting of hemp, inflorescences and stems, seed conditioning and oil production.
The proposed technology, compared to harvesting with the cereal combine harvester, consists in harvesting the hemp in two separate sequences, the inflorescences and the stems, at a single pass of the harvesting equipment, collecting the inflorescences. Conditioning (seed drilling and cleaning) should be carried out with specialized equipment adapted for the tractor or for an electric motor.
Through the implementation of the proposed technology, the competitiveness of the primary producers improves by diversifying the products offered to the market, which gives them a firm integration in the agro-food chain, according to the quality schemes appropriate to this sector, with multiple possibilities for development and cooperation at the organizations, producers and interprofessional level, hemp culture, by its by-products: oil, fiber, straw hull, cakes resulted from seed pressing, can have multiple areas of use.