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Project title
SUSTAINBeef: Co-definition and evaluation of SUSTAINable BEEF farming systems based on resources non-edible by humans
Primary Funding Agency
Department of Agriculture, Food & the Marine
Co-Funding Organisation(s)
SusAn Partners
Lead Organisation
Walloon Agricultural Research Center
Project Abstract
The hypothesis of SUSTAINBEEF is that cattle farming systems which rely mainly on grasslands and agro-industrial resources which are non-edible by humans are more sustainable than cattle production systems�that �use feedstuffs which could also be used as human food.�Production systems will be selected�representative of European regions differing in terms of (1) soil and climate potential to support food instead of forage production and (2) beef production from specialized beef breeds, dairy breeds and terminal crossbreeding on dairy breeds. Their actual and potential performances will be compared while mobilizing multidisciplinary�teams and bottom-up� approaches. The objectives of the project are:
To co-define a set of environmental, social and economic indicators to compare the sustainability of contrasted beef production systems, and,
To co-define potential scenarios for the evolution of more sustainable cattle farming systems in the main EU beef production regions.
These scenarios will be evaluated and, furthermore, suitable incentive measures to enhance their implementation will be tested and, when relevant, proposed.� SUSTAINBEEF will contribute to achieving the objectives of the ERA-NET SusAn call in Research Area 2�� and Research Area 3
Grant Approved
�119,625.00
Research Theme
Climate Solutions, Transition Management and Opportunities
Initial Projected Completion Date
30/06/2020