The PREPSOIL Business Model Canvas (BMC) for Living Labs (LLs) & Lighthouses (LHs) in the Mission Soil is a tailor-made tool that considers the specificities of Soil LLs and LHs to support and inspire these initiatives to find a strategy for their long-term sustainability. [read more]
To achieve this, the PREPSOIL BMC offers practical examples based on different exercises conducted in the PREPSOIL project. These examples can be found below and can be filtered according to different soil uses (agriculture, forestry, (post-)industrial, and (peri-)urban), as well as different elements, and spheres of intervention within each of the elements.
These examples are to serve as guidance and inspiration for the design of Business Models for Soil LLs, acknowledging the uniqueness of each of them in terms of the ambition, capacities, and context in which the LL operates.
For more information on the BMC methodology please see PREPSOIL Report on LL/LH business model plans (D4.2)
For a step-by-step guide on how to use the BMC see Business Model Canvas for Soil Living Labs and Lighthouses: A guide for users
Download your working copy of the BMC here
Address key soil health related problems considering circular economy (e.g. implementing a system that converts agricultural waste - such as crop residues and animal manure - into organic fertilizers through composting and anaerobic digestion)
Support climate change adaptation, and awarenessof higher flood, landslide, erosion, fire risks
To prevent hazards (presence of toxic and harmful elements) to reduce pollution and improve structure and biodiversity
Putting precision agriculture in the service of soil health
Reduce desertification
Reduce soil pollution and enhance restoration
Stop soil sealing
Prevent soil erosion by applying regenerative agricultural techniques
Improve soil structure to enhance soil biodiversity
Promote the use of sustainable agri-practices to farmer community to minimize negative environmental impact
Conserve soil organic carbon stocks
Reduce desertification
