The OLIWA project (Repurposing Olive Waste in circular economy solutions) has officially started with the goal of turning olive by-products into valuable co-products. Coordinated by the University of Torino, the initiative brings together 25 partners from six Mediterranean countries, including Spain, Greece, and Italy.
Funded under the PRIMA programme, the project will explore applications such as insect meal for animal feed, natural olive extracts for additives, sustainable packaging from olive residues, and biogas production from agricultural waste. The aim is to establish new value chains while reducing environmental impacts.
One of the central goals is to achieve at least a 25 % reduction in food losses and waste, contributing to EU sustainability targets and strengthening resilience in the Mediterranean agri-food sector.
