Nitra
At A Glance

Area: 76.343 km²

Total population: 682.587

Bioeconomy maturity: Low

Bioeconomy strategy: No

Main feedstock: Agricultural residues, water waste treatment and sludge, municipal waste

POWER4BIO partner: Slovak University of Agriculture in Nitra (SUA)

Contact person for Nitra: Danka Moravcikova

Bioeconomy Strategy

Slovakia does not have bioeconomy strategy yet but there are some programmes related to bioeconomy:

National RIS3 / regional RIS3

Key areas of scientific specialization

National Action Plan for energy from renewable energy sources

Rural Development Programme of the SR (2014 – 2020)

Programme of Economic and Social Development of the Nitra region (2016 – 2022)

Main Targets Of The Region Regarding Bioeconomy

Innovations and optimization of processing of primary products for food with added value

Support of bioeconomy

Innovative methods of harvested production and processing of biomass

Utilization of biomass for energy purposes

Main Stakeholders
In The Region

STAKEHOLDERS INVOLVED IN THE CURRENT REGIONAL BIOECONOMY STRATEGY

Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development of the SR

Regional government

Agroentrepreneurs

Associations

R&Dis and HEIs

Slovak Innovation and Energy Agency

Bioeconomy cluster

STAKEHOLDERS MISSING IN CURRENT BIOECONOMY STRATEGY

Local governments

Innovative small and middle entrepreneurs and businesses

Active civic society with awareness to bioeconomy

NGOs

Profitable value chains for small-scale farmers

Available Biomass Sources
At Regional Level

Agricultural residues
Forest residues
Industrial waste
Animal by-products livestock waste
Municipal waste
Energy crops
Food losses

POWER4BIO Regions – Overview

All Regions Participating In POWER4BIO

Ten regions from nine different countries are participating in POWER4BIO, five of which coming from Central and Eastern Europe (CEE) and five from Western and Southern Europe (WSE).