project - Research and innovation
SheepNet : SHaring Expertise and Experience towards sheep Productivity through NETworking
SheepNet : SHaring Expertise and Experience towards sheep Productivity through NETworking
Objectives
SheepNet is an EU network about practice-driven innovation to improve productivity meat sheep (the number of lambs reared per ewe joined) and the milk sheep (the number of milking ewes per ewe joined): a critical component of farmers’ income and therefore of the sustainability and attractiveness of sheep farming. SheepNet will establish durable exchange of scientific and practical knowledge among researchers, farmers and advisors across Europe. By a multi-actor and transdisciplinary approach, SheepNet will promote the implementation and dissemination of innovative technologies and practices.
Objectives
SheepNet is an EU network about practice-driven innovation to improve productivity meat sheep (the number of lambs reared per ewe joined) and the milk sheep (the number of milking ewes per ewe joined): a critical component of farmers’ income and therefore of the sustainability and attractiveness of sheep farming. SheepNet will establish durable exchange of scientific and practical knowledge among researchers, farmers and advisors across Europe. By a multi-actor and transdisciplinary approach, SheepNet will promote the implementation and dissemination of innovative technologies and practices.
Activities
Six main sheep producing EU countries (Romania, Spain, Italy, United Kingdom, France, Ireland), plus Turkey are involved in SheepNet.
The project aims to:
• produce a scientific, technical and practical knowledge reservoir;
• foster cross-fertilization through multi-actors workshops at national and international levels by the strong involvement of stakeholders and by the support of EIP Operational Group;
• develop an easily understandable support package of communication and learning material, web-based tools, interactive platform.
Activities
Six main sheep producing EU countries (Romania, Spain, Italy, United Kingdom, France, Ireland), plus Turkey are involved in SheepNet.
The project aims to:
• produce a scientific, technical and practical knowledge reservoir;
• foster cross-fertilization through multi-actors workshops at national and international levels by the strong involvement of stakeholders and by the support of EIP Operational Group;
• develop an easily understandable support package of communication and learning material, web-based tools, interactive platform.
Additional information
This network is widely open to all EU countries, stakeholders, sheep famers. In order to participate or to be informed, contact us!
Project details
- Main funding source
- Horizon 2020 (EU Research and Innovation Programme)
- Project acronym
- SheepNet
- Agricultural sectors
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- Sheep & Goats meat
- Sheep & Goats milk
Contacts
Project coordinator
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Institut de l'Elevage
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Project partners
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France : Institut de l’Elevage, INRA, Efficient Innovation
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Ireland – Teagasc
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Italy – AGRIS-Sardegna
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Spain - NEIKER-Tecnalia
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Romania - Banat's University of Agricultural Sciences and Veterinary Medicine "King Michael I of Romania" -Timisoara
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Turkey – TOGEN
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United Kingdom - Scotland – SRUC ;Contacts will be taken with New Zeeland (agreaseach) and Australia (SHEEP CRC)
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