Last summer, as part of MIDAS activities, our partners CREA-IT and Novamont worked on several tests focused on the mechanical harvesting of castor plants, a

On 12 November 2025, the MIDAS project hosted the webinar, “Guayule on Marginal Lands: Building Europe’s Value Chain for Sustainable Rubber and Bio-based products”. Five

Yesterday, in the vibrant setting of Ecomondo 2025 in Rimini, we held the second meeting of the Italian Regional Advisory Group (RAG) for the MIDAS

Guayule is a promising source of natural rubber and latex that can be grown in dry mediterranean areas and demonstrating a full value chain of

Last week MIDAS project held its first webinar titled Farming for Bio-based Materials and Biodiversity, here are the main takeaways: 🔍 Understanding Marginal Lands: A

This webinar will explore the complete value chain of guayule, a climate-resilient crop poised to transform underutilised marginal lands in Southern Europe into sources of

Over 30 % of Europe’s agricultural land is considered marginal due to challenging conditions such as poor soil health, water scarcity, and steep terrain. The

In the MIDAS project, we believe in cultivating more than just biomass on marginal lands—we’re cultivating biodiversity. Our mission is to develop climate-resilient farming systems

Can we design agricultural systems that produce sustainable materials for the European bioeconomy while protecting and enhancing the biodiversity of agro-ecosystems? This is one of

This week, MIDAS partners are in Germany for our General Assembly, hosted by the team at the Biobased Resources in the Bioeconomy – University of