Imagine a cake where the people growing the ingredients get only a tiny crumb, while the store selling it gets the rest. This work redesigns how the money and power are split so farmers and foresters get a fair share. It's like rewriting the contract for the whole supply chain to make rural businesses actually profitable.
Primary producers in agriculture and forestry are often excluded from the profits of the bioeconomy. This creates an unstable supply chain and prevents rural communities from becoming economically viable.
A set of fair, scalable business models and contractual agreements for bio-based value chains, validated through EU case studies.
If you are a material manufacturer dealing with unstable raw material supplies from rural areas — this project developed fair business models that improve cooperation with farmers. This ensures a more reliable supply of biomass by making the partnership profitable for the producer.
If you are a wood processor dealing with unfair profit distribution that alienates forest owners — this project developed new contractual agreements. These models balance power and profits to keep rural forestry viable and productive.
If you are a consultancy dealing with the lack of viable business plans for rural startups — this project developed scalable and replicable business models. You can use these to help farmers transition into high-value bio-based production.
Based on available project data, specific pricing or implementation costs are not provided; however, the project provides financial support to third parties via Open Calls to test these models.
Yes, the project specifically aims to develop and demonstrate the applicability, scalability, and replicability of these models across different geographical areas and settings.
Based on available project data, the specific IP and licensing terms are not mentioned, but the project focuses on developing contractual agreements and ownership structures.
The project provides policy recommendations to help Member States implement national CAP Strategic Plans regarding bioeconomy interventions.
The project runs from 2024-01-01 to 2027-12-31, meaning the results and demonstrations will be finalized by the end of 2027.
The consortium is a diverse group of 11 partners across 6 countries, showing a strong cross-border approach. With a 27% industry ratio (3 companies) and 4 SMEs, there is a healthy mix of commercial interest and academic research (2 universities, 4 research centers), suggesting the results will be grounded in both theory and market reality.
Contact PNO INNOVATION SRL in Italy for details on the Open Call for third-party financial support.
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