TransFarm (Transborder Cooperation for Circular Soilless Farming Systems) project organised a final face-to-face event in Norrtälje Sweden on 26–27 November 2025. There are just couple of months left for project implementation and the finishing line is getting closer.
Members of the TransFarm teams from Estonia, Finland, Latvia and Sweden gathered to Norrtälje Sweden to meet face-to-face for the final time and to disseminate the results of the project in a two-day event. On the first day, a workshop with title ‘From Water to Fork’ was organised in the premises of Norrtälje Vatten och Avfall AB. In the following day the teams travelled to Väddö Folkhögskola and had there an open seminar and webinar with a title ‘Aquaponic Talks with Team TransFarm’. The whole TransFarm team thanks warmly all the participants for the enthusiastic discussions during these events.
Free materials on aquaponic system available
The TransFarm project aims to support the spread and adoption of closed circular soilless farming methods, such as Aquaponics, which is a farming method where fish and vegetables are grown indoors in a closed symbiotic circle to reduce substantially the usage of fresh water and the wasting of valuable nutrients. With aquaponic farming one can harvest vegetables and fish all year-round – grown in controlled and safe environment, without any pesticides or nutrient losses, and consuming only 10 per cent of potable water when compared to traditional irrigation.
Main results of the project include several guiding reports about water, fish and plants in the aquaponic system. The reports are published in several languages and are freely utilised by anyone interested in starting an aquaponic farming system. In addition, there are also guiding materials related to the business side of the aquaponic farming. All the project materials can be found on Central Baltic’s webspace.
Another important results of the TransFarm project are the three aquaponic demo systems that are built in Sweden, Estonia and Latvia. These systems will be used for educational purposes for a long time after the project has ended.
Three-year Project funded by EUs Interreg Central Baltic Programme
The TransFarm project is implemented by a consortium coordinated by Finland Futures Research Centre at University of Turku. Other project partners are Norrtälje Vatten och Avfall AB and Coompanion Roslagen & Norrort from Sweden, University of Latvia and Estonian University of Life Sciences. Project duration is three years starting from March 2023 and closing in February 2026. The overall budget is 1,66 million euros, of which EU financing covers 1,33 million euros. The TransFarm project is funded by EUs Interreg Central Baltic programme.
