Instrument: Intelligence. Joint science-business projects

Project No. J05-LVPA-K-03-0100 (Project Development of BIOLOGICAL PRODUCTS for UAB “NANDO“).

Value of eligible costs: EUR 181 827,10

Amount requested: EUR 116 712,55

Project start date: 2018-06-01

End of the project: 31/05/2020

The project includes R&D activities to develop new products. The aim of the project is to increase the innovation potential of the company and to develop prototypes of two products: a biodegradable straw decomposer and an ammonium sulfate fertilizer activator.

UAB “Nando“ is a Lithuanian company that has been developing, producing and marketing innovative and efficient agricultural chemicals since 2009. The company’s products already include various surfactants, microbiological preparations and other products that improve agricultural productivity. By using the company’s products, farmers not only increase the economic productivity of their farms, but also reduce the negative environmental impact of pesticides.

Recently, the company has been active in the research and marketing of biological (microorganism (MO) based) products and related materials.

The intensive use of MO concentrates and MO derivatives in agriculture is expected to be at the heart of the transformation of agricultural technology in the coming decades. In the context of this project, Nando has researched and prepared for commercialisation two new bio-preparations, one for straw decomposition and the other for nitrogen fixation and more efficient uptake of chemical ammonium nitrate fertilizers. These products will lead to increased plant growth, better vegetation and productivity, more efficient decomposition of plant residues and less pollution of groundwater.

Studies have confirmed that the products developed lead to increased plant growth, better vegetation and productivity, more efficient decomposition of plant residues and less pollution of groundwater.

The project involved laboratory, targeted and field studies, testing different variations of product formulations, analyzing the safety of the products, identifying the best performers and preparing for the market launch of the developed products.

Funded by the European Regional Development Fund.

Project promoter: UAB “Nando“