Improving the profitability of the organic livestock supply chain through innovative management of local fodder resources and breeding facilities
Description
Innovate the livestock system to improve environmental efficiency of breeding and animal welfare - reducing production costs – e improve the management of pasture resources
Sector
A1.4Animal production
Needs/ Problem statement
The project consists of a series of actions divided into the following areas work: preparatory phase, coordination and animation, adoption of proposed innovations, monitoring, dissemination to other farmers and to scientific community of the RRN and PEI agri circuits.
Objective
Innovate the livestock system to improve environmental efficiency of breeding and animal welfare - reducing production costs – e improve the management of pasture resources
Bioeconomy fields
Crop residues and perennial plantsx
Designer crops for optimised biomass contentnull
Algae biomassnull
Waste or recycled materialnull
Microbial assisted processingnull
Biorefineries null
Feedstock
Biomass residues
Outcomes and final product
Stabilized bedding production
Mobility
Mobile
Value chains
1
2
3
2 - Medium potential - Significant availability of feedstocks available by 2035.
C Sink
1
2
3
1 - Low potential - low potential for carbon sequestration
Intended user
Farmers
Complexity of the process
1
2
3
2 -easy to use /replicate
Final user
Farmerx
Foresternull
Researchernull
Advisornull
NGOnull
Training organizationx
Processor or retailernull
Consumernull
Public Authority + LAGnull
Othernull
Economic sustainability
1
2
3
3 - High potential - Expected to bring at least 3 significant economic benefits.
Social sustainability
1
2
3
2 - Medium potential -Expected to bring 2 or 1 social benefits.
Environmental sustainability
1
2
3
2 - Medium potential - Expected to bring 2 or 1 environmental benefits.