Focus Group 'Production of protein crops under climate change'
How to increase European plant protein self-sufficiency by integrating the sustainable production of plant-based protein in different value chains and regions, taking climate change into account?
Tasks
- Identify examples of new, existing, and forgotten protein crop cultivation in Europe;
- Map the potential and challenges of protein crop cultivation and value chain development in different European regions;
- Assess the effect of the most promising good practices on the environment, farm productivity and profitability, and identify barriers to their implementation;
- Discuss solutions and explore the role of innovation and knowledge exchange in addressing the challenges identified;
- Propose potential innovative actions and ideas for Operational Groups to stimulate the use and improvement of robustness-related practices at field and farm level;
- Identify needs from practice and possible gaps in knowledge which may be solved by further research.
Focus Group members
| Mr/Ms | First name | Last name | Country | Profession | Contact |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ms. | Elisabeth | Berlinghof | Germany | Other | |
| Mr. | Florentin | Bercu | Romania | Expert from an organisation, network, group or enterprise | |
| Mr. | Martin | Bourke | Ireland | Farm advisor | |
| Mr. | Jonas | Claeys | Belgium | Researcher | |
| Ms. | Sheila | Alves | Ireland | Researcher | |
| Ms. | Anu | Ellä | Finland | Farm advisor | |
| Mr. | Fredrik | Fogelberg | Sweden | Researcher | |
| Mr. | Pietro | Goglio | Italy | Researcher | |
| Mr. | Mathijs | Hast | Belgium | Researcher | |
| Ms. | Francisca | Reis | Portugal | Expert from an organisation, network, group or enterprise | |
| Mr. | Kaupo | Reede | Estonia | Expert from an organisation, network, group or enterprise | |
| Mr. | Hans-Henning | Schuur | Germany | Expert from an organisation, network, group or enterprise | |
| Mr. | Andrzej | Słomczewski | Poland | Farm manager or owner | |
| Mr. | Donal | Murphy-Bokern | Germany | Other | |
| Ms. | Nathalie | Chavrier | Spain | Innovation support agent / innovation broker | |
| Ms. | Anna | van der Bijl | Netherlands | Expert from an organisation, network, group or enterprise | |
| Ms. | Silvia | Pampana | Italy | Researcher | |
| Mr. | Fokion | Papathanasiou | Greece | Researcher | |
| Mr. | Pietro | Goglio | Italy | Researcher |
Facilitation team
| Mr/Ms | First name | Last name | Profession |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mr. | Remco | Schreuder | Task manager |
| Mr. | Martin | Jamrich | Co-task manager |
| Mr. | Sebastian | Kussmann | Coordinating expert |
Contact information
If you have any questions regarding this Focus Group, please get in touch with us at focusgroup.innovation@eucapnetwork.eu.
Working documents
A Starting Paper has been developed within the frame of the EU CAP Network Focus Group ‘Production of protein crops under climate change' with the purpose of providing input to the Focus Group discussions and final report.
The information and views set out in this Starting Paper are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the official opinion of the Commission. The Commission does not guarantee the accuracy of the data included in this Starting Paper. Neither the Commission nor any person acting on the Commission’s behalf may be held responsible for the use which may be made of the information contained therein.
If you wish to cite this Starting Paper, please refer to it as ‘Starting Paper of the EU CAP Network Focus Group ‘Production of protein crops under climate change', 2024’.
Resources
Documents
EU CAP Network Focus Group ‘Production of protein crops under climate change’ - Starting Paper
(PDF – 1.15 MB)
