Looking to join project around One Health and Microbiome applied to soil, human and animal health

SanaTerra – One Health & Microbiome Living Lab is a hybrid SME + NGO initiative based in rural Extremadura. It operates as a place-based Living Lab, integrating an operational farm, rural hub, laboratory within a wider territorial ecosystem of farmers, food producers, researchers, educators and community organisations.

SanaTerra offers real-life piloting and demonstration capacity for microbiome-driven and circular food-processing innovations, grounded in a One Health approach that connects soil health, agroecology, food quality and human wellbeing. The Living Lab enables co-creation, testing, validation, training and replication of innovations under real rural conditions, combining scientific evidence with traditional knowledge.

we are particularly interested in contributing to projects that demonstrate scalable, sustainable and circular food-processing systems. Main interests include:

• Valorisation of regional food-processing by-products into high-value food ingredients

• Science-backed fermentation processes, using selected probiotic and prebiotic combinations to enhance food safety, nutritional quality and functionality

• Microbiome-informed development of functional fermented foods, including dairy and plant-based products

• AI-supported optimisation of formulations, processing efficiency, reproducibility and product consistency

• Consumer testing, user engagement and market-oriented validation in rural and regional contexts

From a practical implementation perspective, SanaTerra can offer:

• Operational pilot sites for food processing, fermentation and circularity demonstrations under real rural conditions

• Access to regenerative livestock systems, including the endangered local goat breed Capra Verata, as well as poultry and cattle systems, supporting integrated and circular agro-food pilots

• Expertise in prebiotic and probiotic selection and application, linking raw materials, fermentation processes and microbiome functionality

• Go-to-market experience in the development of prebiotic and functional fermented food products,

• Direct engagement with farmers, processors and consumers, enabling feedback loops from pilot to market

SanaTerra brings strong connections with farmers, SMEs, research organisations, NGOs and public authorities, supporting effective multi-actor collaboration and socio-economic uptake.

The initiative is seeking to collaborate with research organisations, food and fermentation SMEs, and coordinators preparing proposals under Horizon cluster 6.