Project description
How sustainable farmings systems can meet the demands of consumers
Understanding the key strengths and weaknesses of different farming systems is crucial for sustainable production and quality products. When compared to cattle and pig production, both poultry and goat production systems are more resilient, sustainable and adaptable to change. The EU-funded Code Re-farm project will examine poultry and goat production systems to better understand the links between husbandry systems and determine the intrinsic quality of products along the value chain, from farm to fork. The project's findings, combined with insights on societal demands and sustainability of production processes, will drive alternative solutions that fit sustainable, consumer-driven businesses.
Objective
Intensive livestock production systems (ILPS) are growing fast to satisfy demand. However, there is public scepticism about intensification in livestock production driven primarily by adverse links to environmental aspects and sustainable utilization of natural resources. Moreover, ILPS are perceived as being detrimental to animal health & welfare and may potentially undermine the quality of derived products. Extensive livestock production systems are low-input systems which are critical to support the development of rural communities. However, economic sustainability of such systems is often questioned as they are challenged by natural resource limitations, adverse climatic conditions and diseases. Products from extensive systems are considered of superior quality, but their resource-limited environment undermines their safety. Understanding key strengths & weaknesses of different farming systems is crucial for sustainable production and delivery of quality products. Therefore, strategic planning and a profitability analysis considering the system-oriented challenges and the added-value resulting from consumer-driven demands and niche products are necessary. Dairy cattle and swine production are the most significant livestock sectors in Europe. However, our proposal will take a different approach. When compared to cattle & swine production, both poultry and goat production systems are more resilient, sustainable and adaptable to change. Code:Re-Farm focuses on poultry & goat production systems with the goal of understanding the links between husbandry systems and intrinsic quality of derived products. Novel technologies will also be exploited for assessing the intrinsic quality of products along the value chain, farm to fork. The insights from this assessment, combined with insights on societal demands and sustainability of production processes will drive alternative solutions (to be openly shared with the community)that fit sustainable, consumer-driven business.
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1060 Lefkosia
Cyprus
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Participants (20)
11855 ATHINA
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2072 Saint-Blaise
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1040 Wien
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00185 Roma
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1100 Wien
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1870 Monthey
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118 54 ATHENS
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546 36 THESSALONIKI
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28903 Getafe (Madrid)
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21000 Novi Sad
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20124 Milano
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5612 AE Eindhoven
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1165 Kobenhavn
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6709 PA Wageningen
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106 82 ATHINA
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38500 VOLOS
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19002 PAINIA
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6717 XA Ede Gld
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71021 Accadia
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