LINKING FARMS: TOWARDS CIRCULAR ECONOMY
Abstract
Trying to help agricultural sector to change from a linear production system to a circular one, this poster presents the study carried out with three experimental farms in the state of Guanajuato (Mexico). The farms were diagnosed qualitatively and quantitatively, the valuation of wastes already done in the farms was detected, and new valuations were proposed for each of them. An eco-industrial agricultural network was proposed between the three farms, made up of 11 entities, 7 different industrial sectors, 8 existing synergies, 18 proposed synergies, 22 different recovered or reused waste, 3 new entities, 6 new products. With this network, a solution is proposed for 8 of the 10 most problematic farm wastes and contributes to closing the material cycle in them, social relationships are enhanced among responsible and workers of different farms and also a network of farms that moves toward circular economy is proposed and initiated. The results have been approved by the University authorities and some of the proposed synergies have been started yet.
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