Descripción del proyecto
Formación para unos sistemas de producción ganadera ambientalmente sostenibles
Las explotaciones de rumiantes repercuten en el medio ambiente debido al cambio del uso del suelo, las emisiones de metano, la deforestación y la pérdida de biodiversidad. Además, en muchos Estados miembros de la Unión Europea, el consumo de proteínas de origen ganadero supera el total de proteínas que requiere una dieta saludable para el ser humano. Sin embargo, los rumiantes pueden convertir la biomasa en alimentos valiosos y contribuir a mantener el paisaje. En consecuencia, es necesario desarrollar sistemas de producción ganadera sostenibles en el plano ambiental. El proyecto HEARTLAND, financiado con fondos europeos, formará a doctorados en el tema multidisciplinar «del suelo a la sociedad», para lo que diseñará, pondrá en práctica y evaluará un sistema de gestión del suelo y de las explotaciones de pastoreo para maximizar el impacto positivo en el medio ambiente, mejorar la calidad nutricional y sensorial de la carne y difundir los resultados.
Objetivo
Livestock farming is increasingly in the spotlight because of its impacts on the environment and human health. Global livestock production, specifically ruminant farming, has been associated with land use change, methane emissions, climate change, deforestation and biodiversity loss. At the same time, consumption of livestock proteins exceeds total human protein requirements for a healthy diet in most European Member States.
However, ruminants can convert biomass unsuitable for direct human consumption (e.g. grass resources) into valuable food, including essential macro and micro-nutrients for humans. While grazing, ruminants contribute to: maintaining the landscape and, in specific local conditions, to; enhancing biodiversity and increasing carbon sequestration.
The contemporary industry challenge is therefore to develop livestock production systems that simultaneously enhance environmental sustainability and support a healthy diet. This is a knowledge-intensive process. Therefore, this European Industrial Doctorate (EID) programme – HEARTLAND+ will connect one of the most notable industry to the cutting-edge scientific knowledge while maximising the impact of the programme by working closely with experts in communication (to multiple audiences) and dissemination (to potential end-users).
The objectives of HEARTLAND+ can be summarized as follows:
1. To train a new generation of creative, entrepreneurial and innovative PhD graduates in the multidisciplinary topic of soil-to-society
2. To design, implement and evaluate a soil, sward, and grazing farm management system aimed at maximising the positive impact on the environment, improving the nutritional and sensory quality of meat, and consequently improving human health in component and systems research
3. To upscale the findings to contribute to the sectoral development of sustainable production systems and land management
4. To communicate, disseminate and exploit the findings
Ámbito científico
- engineering and technologyenvironmental engineeringnatural resources managementland management
- medical and health scienceshealth sciencesnutrition
- natural sciencesbiological sciencesecologyecosystems
- agricultural sciencesanimal and dairy sciencedomestic animalsanimal husbandry
- social scienceseconomics and businesseconomicssustainable economy
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Régimen de financiación
MSCA-ITN - Marie Skłodowska-Curie Innovative Training Networks (ITN)Coordinador
6708 PB Wageningen
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