Tech.eu writes that geopolitical instability and the climate crisis are two of the factors that stressed the food supply chain and food security in the last five years, especially for vulnerable communities. NPHarvest aims to help farmers produce yields with a cleaner alternative to traditional fertilizers, by collecting the nutrients from wastewater and rainwater, which can be recycled and repurposed.

NPHarvest, a spinout from the Aalto University in Finland, already has two patents pending and it also readies its first products for the water treatment industry, which could be installed directly at wastewater management facilities.

Wastewater management plants, biogas plants and livestock farms are some of the customers that this solution is catered to, especially since they aim to significantly cut their carbon emissions output. Additionally, they could also start making extra money by processing the wastewater themselves, generating the biofertilizer.

Nordic Foodtech VC and Stephen Industries are some of the investors that participated in the 2.2 million euros round, which will be used to continue the development of NPHarvest's solution, named Nutrient Catcher.

Juho Uzkurt Kaljunen, CEO and founder of NPHarvest, said that "our process is much more energy and cost-efficient and easier to operate than the current solutions. Our end product is ammonia salt, which is commonly used in the fertilizer industry."