OK-Net EcoFeed Report on research needs and barriers to innovation (Deliverable 2.3 OK-Net EcoFeed Project)

Summary

This deliverable is part of the Horizon 2020 project – OK-Net EcoFeed. The overall aim of OK-Net EcoFeed is to support farmers, breeders and the organic feed processing industry in achieving the goal of 100% use of organic and regional feed for monogastrics, in particular for pigs, broilers, laying hens and parents of broilers and laying hens. The aim of WP2 – ‘Collection of knowledge and best practices´ is to collect research and innovations information relevant for organic and regional feed for monogastrics and to identify knowledge gaps and areas, where knowledge exists but is not yet ready to be implemented. This deliverable D2.3 “Report on research needs and barriers to innovation” synthesises the results of the OK-Net EcoFeed project for future implementation of 100% used of organic and regionally produced feed in monogastrics. Furthermore, it provides recommendations for a better targeted research and innovation agenda.
The research needs and barriers to innovation are extracted and analysed from the D2.2 “Knowledge synthesis of feed production”, the D2.1 “Advisors’ knowledge mapping exercise”, input from the Innovation Groups and Thematic Groups (WP3), the discussion forum on the knowledge platform (WP5-Task 5.3), and reports from the OK-Net EcoFeed practical testing in the Innovation Groups (WP3-Task 3.3).
Recommendations to formulate a better targeted research and innovation agenda proposed in this report point out the need of applying a holistic approach, stakeholder including approach, regionally based solutions and longer lasting experiments.