Entrecabritos - Promoting traditional ecological farming to improve biodiversity and local opportunities
Entrecabritos is an agroecological initiative based in Teruel that performs sustainable, extensive goat farming adapted to the region's mountainous, semi-arid landscapes. They sell ready-to-eat goat meat, cold cuts and cheese, preserve local goat breeds and enhance the resilience of rural communities.
Main outcomes:
1. Through regenerative grazing practices, this project improves soil health and water retention, reduces wildfire risks, combats erosion, and mitigates the effects of desertification.
2. Apart from producing a range of goat-based products, they offer visits to the farm (lunch included) and the nearby wilderness. Since the Spanish market typically consumes goat meat only in the Christmas period, these activities provide them stable income opportunities.
3. Entrecabritos aligns with the EU Green Deal's goals, showcasing a replicable model of sustainable livestock farming that can be scaled across Mediterranean regions facing similar environmental and socioeconomic challenges.
Practical recommendations:
- Identify which seasons are less profitable in your business. Then, evaluate which natural resources are available in that period, and brainstorm related activities that you could perform without an initially high investment. Keep in mind your clients' background (urban, rural, age bracket, tax bracket, etc.).
- Survey your clients about what they miss and map their responses with the brainstormed activities to find which of those are more likely to be well-accepted.
- Understand how your clients currently learn about you and evaluate if those channels are suitable for the new activity.
MAINSTREAMing small-scale BIO-based solutions across rural Europe via regional Multi-actor Innovation Platforms and tailored innovation support
Completed | 2022-2025
- Main funding source
- Horizon Europe (EU Research and Innovation Programme)
- Geographical location
- Bulgaria, Denmark, Ireland, Netherlands, Poland, Spain, Sweden, Greece, Belgium