Tesco to trial carbon-neutral fertiliser produced in Swindon
Carbon-neutral fertiliser produced by Swindon-based CCm Technologies will be used in a trial by supermarket giant Tesco to find alternative fertilisers following a year of high and volatile prices in the conventional fertiliser market.
The supermarket chain aims to grow and sell 70,000t of vegetables later this year and 200,000t in 2024 using low-carbon fertilisers.
With 60 per cent of fertiliser products currently being imported into the UK, the trial aims to find new products that are less reliant on global markets, able to improve food security, and lower greenhouse gas emissions on farm.
The trial will cover 1,300ha in 2023 and includes eight different low-carbon fertilisers, with scale-up plans for 2024 to cover more than 4,000ha.
CCm Technologies produces an organo-mineral fertiliser in pellet form that is carbon net zero. CCm Growth fertilisers can work out cheaper than conventional fertiliser due to improved nutrient delivery.
It is created using waste CO2 from industry, ammonia from the waste sector, and fibrous material from food waste and sewage sludge.
