Description du projet
Un échange de connaissances pour maintenir la viabilité de la filière ovine européenne
La production de lait et de viande d’origine ovine sont des entreprises agricoles importantes en Europe et dans les pays voisins. Malgré un déclin de 50 % dans la filière ovine depuis l’an 2000, l’Europe héberge encore 85 millions de moutons sur 830 000 exploitations. Les efforts pour augmenter la productivité de manière durable figurent parmi les priorités du programme de l’UE. Le projet EuroSheep, financé par l’UE, crée un réseau autonome international et européen sur «la rentabilité des moutons à l’aide de la santé et de l’alimentation». Il facilitera l’échange de connaissances entre les différentes parties prenantes et diffusera les meilleures pratiques. Le projet réunira également des experts pour adopter une approche transdisciplinaire de la production ovine, en tenant compte d’aspects liés à la santé et la nutrition animale, à la gestion des prairies, à l’élevage de précision, à l’élevage sélectif et la génétique, ainsi qu’à la sociologie et l’économie.
Objectif
The future of the sheep farming industry, in Europe and other associated countries, will be heavily influenced by its capacity to respond to several challenges including sustainability and profitability; environmental (in part due to climate change); and new societal expectations. To address these challenges, animal health and nutrition management are key levers which can be used by farmers EuroSheep will focus on those 2 topics.
The overall objective of the EuroSheep project is to create a self-sustainable EU/international Thematic Network on “sheep profitability through health and nutrition” designed to stimulate knowledge exchange and cross-fertilisation among a wide range of actors & stakeholders in the sheep sector in order to widely disseminate relevant and ready to use best practices and innovations, and to value the grassroots input and knowledge exchange from farmers to farmers. EuroSheep gathers experts for a transdisciplinary approach to “sheep production” (animal health, animal nutrition, grassland management, precision livestock farming, breeding and genetics, as well as sociology, economics), which will allow undertaking a multifactorial approach of practical solutions and capturing innovations on sheep farms.
EuroSheep multi-actor approach engages farmers, farmers’ organizations, scientists, trainers, veterinaries and staff from advisory services involved in the sheep value chain. EuroSheep will promote a crowd-innovation approach, through networking workshops, which will stimulate wider opportunities for the collection and exchange of the existing knowledge, as well as the cooperation and dissemination of information and best practices. EuroSheep strengthens links between the EU and Turkey, with partners located in the main sheep producing countries. It covers dairy and meat sheep production and the main different EU livestock farming systems, ensuring the selection of the best and relevant innovating solutions useful for all of EU sheep producers.
Champ scientifique
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Programme(s)
- H2020-EU.3.2. - SOCIETAL CHALLENGES - Food security, sustainable agriculture and forestry, marine, maritime and inland water research, and the bioeconomy Main Programme
- H2020-EU.3.2.1.1. - Increasing production efficiency and coping with climate change, while ensuring sustainability and resilience
- H2020-EU.3.2.1.3. - Empowerment of rural areas, support to policies and rural innovation
- H2020-EU.3.2.2.3. - A sustainable and competitive agri-food industry
- H2020-EU.3.2.4.1. - Fostering the bio-economy for bio-based industries
- H2020-EU.3.2.1.4. - Sustainable forestry
- H2020-EU.3.2.1.2. - Providing ecosystems services and public goods
Régime de financement
CSA - Coordination and support actionCoordinateur
75012 Paris
France