Final report: Workshop 'Animal welfare and innovation'

This report gives an overview of the main results of the EU CAP Network Workshop 'Animal welfare and innovation'. The event took place on 9-11 May 2023 in Hanover, Germany.

The report describes the main proceedings of the event, and how the workshop contributed to exchanging knowledge and sharing innovative and inspirational practices that can support farmers in successfully adopting animal welfare standards.

A further aim of the workshop was to collect research needs form practice, as perceived by farmers, their advisors and livestock stakeholders. The event further aimed to contribute to achieving the farm-to-fork strategy goals by supporting farmers' knowledge, skills and motivation to cope with cage-free animal welfare standards and address related societal concerns and market demands for animal welfare-friendly food.