OK-Net EcoFeed
About OK-Net EcoFeed
OK-Net EcoFeed is coordinated by IFOAM EU and involves 19 partners from 11 countries throughout Europe. The project is financed by Horizon 2020, the EU’s main funding instrument for research and innovation. OK-Net EcoFeed is funded under the umbrella of the European Innovation Partnership for Agricultural Productivity and Sustainability (EIP-AGRI). This policy instrument aims to foster innovation by connecting farmers and researchers. OK-Net EcoFeed started in January 2018 and will run until December 2020.
Organic feed and livestock production are concentrated in different regions. Animal feed often has to be imported from regions far away from where the animals are raised. The problem is most challenging for protein feed, which is sometimes even not available in organic quality.
Increasing the availability of organic and regional feed will further improve the sustainability of organic agriculture. OK-Net EcoFeed will work with farmers, breeders and the organic feed industry to make practical solutions available to improve the use of organic and regional feed.
All knowledge generated by the project will be formatted in practical fact sheets and videos and made available on the OK-Net Knowledge platform.
OK-Net EcoFeed will work with 11 innovation groups that will facilitate the exchange of knowledge among farmers, business actors, researchers and advisors. These groups will identify innovations from the ground up and ensure that solutions disseminated by the project “work in the real world” of farming and business. The innovation groups are amongst the most pioneering in organic pig and poultry production in their country
OK-Net EcoFeed will build on the experiences of the OK-Net Arable project that established the OK-Net knowledge platform. The OK-Net knowledge platform exists for farmers and farm associations to find practical solutions in organic farming, and at the same time discuss how it works on the field, in their geographic and climatic conditions.
The partners of OK-Net EcoFeed are: IFOAM EU (Belgium), ICROFS (Denmark), FiBL (Switzerland), Organic Research Centre (UK), The Soil Association (UK), ITAB (France), IFIP (France), CRAPL (France), ITAVI (France), FNAB (France), Bioland & Bioland Beratung (Germany), AIAB (Italy), SLU (Sweden), Danube Soya Austria & Danube Soya (Serbia), Ecovalia (Spain), Universidad de Córdoba (Spain), CIHEAM Bari (Italy).
Joint conference ‘Improving sustainability and welfare in organic poultry and pig production’ on 25-26.01.2021
Interested in feed sustainability and animal welfare?
Register now for the online conference ‘Improving sustainability and welfare in organic poultry and pig production’, taking place on the 25th and 26th of January 2021!
Organic farming leads the way in sustainability and animal welfare and is ready to improve even more. Four research projects, OK-Net EcoFeed, PPILOW, Freebirds and POWER, are ready to contribute to this. They will share the latest solutions such as ration-planning tools, sustainable and regional feed sources for pigs and poultry, welfare self-assessment tools and the Organic Farm Knowledge platform. Several farmers will testify on their efforts to improve animal welfare. Finally, we will host a policy debate with policy makers, and organic farming and animal welfare associations.
Check out the programme and register here
