The COOPID project has, directly and indirectly, impacted the five objectives of the EU Bioeconomy strategy.
In relation to short/medium-term impact, levels 1 and 2 of the COOPID Knowledge transfer have contributed to the identification and selection of a diverse set of successful business cases in the bioeconomy within the COOPID Bioeconomy Clusters. The multidisciplinary composition of these clusters, both in terms of the nature of the agents involved and the sectors to which they belong, has allowed for an active implication of bioeconomy actors (511 visits participants, including 142 ambassadors, discovering new business models).
As a result of the selection and analysis of the business cases, the organisation of visits, the post-visit workshops and the wider dissemination activities, the understanding and awareness of new bioeconomic business models has widened: inspiring primary producers to ‘go home’ and do similar activities, supporting a medium-term diversification of the businesses of the actors involved. Moreover, the recommendations to primary producers, policymakers and academia produced by the COOPID project also have the potential to support further debate and new business model development in the short-medium term.
Ultimately, the COOPID knowledge transfer approach, conveying the message about the bioeconomy in primary production, has addressed a broad number of stakeholders in the bio-based sector. COOPID has reached close to 70,000 impacts across primary producers (4,240), policymakers (369), academia (3,251) other and advisory (2,527) and the general public (57,952), surpassing the original expectation of 9,420 impacts.
Regarding long-term impact, COOPID results are expected to contribute to the bioeconomy as an emerging sector expected to grow, supporting local value creation, circularity, environmental sustainability & carbon neutrality, the use the bioresources in the most efficient and optimal way and the creation of new skilled jobs and education opportunities. Overall, the COOPID ad-hoc strategy has set the framework for a dynamic deployment of sustainable and inclusive bio-based business models in the European primary production sector. As a specific example, COOPID has contributed to the creation of the “Rural Bioeconomy Alliance”, a network of EU projects active in the EU bioeconomy that will live beyond the end of the COOPID project, supporting further dissemination and development of its results.
Finally, COOPID has also contributed to the SDGs as well as to European policies and commitments, such as the CAP post-2020, the Circular Economy Package and the European Green Deal.
