The SW-GROW European project, in which Údarás na Gaeltachta is a partner, is seeking expressions of interest to implement a pilot project which would see shared infrastructure being used to dry seaweed in the Gaeltacht.
This pilot scheme will be carried out in a single geographical area to ascertain whether the sharing of seaweed drying infrastructure between SMEs would benefit the industry while also exploring the cost and environmental benefits of shared infrastructure.
The SW-GROW project, in conjunction with Údarás na Gaeltachta, is co-funded by the EU ERDF’s North and Arctic Periphery Programme and comes to an end in August 2022 having been in operation since August 2019.
The aim of the SW-Grow project is to increase economic opportunities in the seaweed industry by developing innovative working practices among SMEs involved in this project in the NPA region to develop quality seaweed products of a consistent, clearly identifiable standard.
Expressions of interest forms for this pilot scheme will be accepted until Wednesday, March 9 2022.
SW-GROW is an EU project, which is co-financed by the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF ) through the Northern Periphery & Arctic (NPA ) Programme 2014-2020. The project runs from August 2019 to August 2022.
The objective of the project is to increase economic opportunities in the seaweed industry by developing innovative working practices that can be widely adopted by the many SMEs involved in this project in the NPA region to develop quality seaweed products of consistent standard that are identifiable and can be clearly branded.
The project will 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.
For more information log onto the project website at www.sw-grow.eu or contact Aisling Nic Aoidh, SW-GROW Project Officer, Údarás na Gaeltachta at [email protected].
