SheepNEt + iSAGE networking to improve efficiency in sheep and goat systems Georgios Arsenos iSAGE coordinator Professor, Laboratory of Animal Husbandry, Veterinary Faculty, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece EAAP 29 August 2017
iSAGE consortium 16 research partners 18 industry partners Diverse EU sheep and goat farms and industries Focus on practical solutions for productivity, sustainability and societal values of the sheep and goat sector EAAP 29 August 2017
iSAGE consortium Finland Greece Spain Italy Turkey France UK
Small ruminants in Europe (Eurostat, 2015) EAAP 29 August 2017
iSAGE aims to make sheep and goat sectors Sustainable Competitive Resilient iSAGE KoM 5-6 April 2016
iSAGE is focusing: Farm Farmer Policy makers Processors Consumers Animal Processors Policy makers Consumers EAAP 29 August 2017
iSAGE structure WP1 What makes farms sustainable? WP2 What do people want? WP3 What is the impact of climate change? WP6 Multi-actor internal and external communication WP4 How to improve farms? WP5 How to improve the sheep and goats ?
Expected impacts of iSAGE Innovations to make farms better Efficient and profitable farms Better life for farmers Healthier animals Increased marketability of sheep and goat products iSAGE KoM 5-6 April 2016
SheepNet + iSAGE + You EAAP 29 August 2017
SheepNet + iSAGE + You Learn from each other Make sheep and goat sectors in Europe competitive through innovation and communication EAAP 29 August 2017
SheepNet + iSAGE + You The value of research lies in the using of it Having research results is on thing, implementing them at farm level is another The value of research lies in the using of it Today we start a common effort to accelerate the transfer of knowledge and research results into practical applications EAAP 29 August 2017
SheepNet + iSAGE + You Thank you Together we can enhance knowledge exchange, learning and innovation in the sheep and goat sector Thank you EAAP 29 August 2017