The Project
SW-Grow is an EU funded project with sole focus on the seaweed industry in the Northern Periphery and Arctic region. It aims to identify common issues throughout the region and give access to high-level R&D links within academic partners across regional and national borders to pilot solutions that can be adopted throughout the industry – thus developing solutions that enable technology transfer across the Programme area – in particular benefiting SMEs. This will result in higher levels of innovation and competitiveness in remote and sparsely populated areas by transfer and development of models and solutions that facilitate technology transfer to, and across, the Programme area.
Expected positive outcomes include:
- A DNA database of seaweed characteristics from different parts of the region.
- A database of processes and products based on seaweed as a basis for branding initiatives and product development.
- Improved efficiencies of local facilities for drying and processing.
- Collation of best practice and techniques for small to medium scale cultivation.
- Collation of best practice for regulation.
- Creation of a legacy cluster of seaweed interest groups, companies and other stakeholders to continue joint marketing.
- A symposium event for SMEs to promote and market seaweed products.
- Product development and marketing initiatives.