Imagine a small town with plenty of natural waste but no way to turn it into money. This project helps these towns build a local network where farmers, businesses, and city officials work together to create green products. It's like building a community-led toolkit and a digital marketplace to make sure local nature-based businesses can actually survive and grow.
Rural regions in Central and Eastern Europe cannot monetize their bio-resources due to fragmented governance and a lack of integrated value chains. This prevents small businesses from entering the circular economy.
A digital platform for knowledge and product marketing, and 9 local Multi-actor Transformative Forums to co-design inclusive business models.
If you are a cooperative dealing with wasted biomass and low profit margins — this project developed inclusive business models that turn waste into value-added bio-products. This allows you to create new revenue streams while staying in your local region.
If you are a platform provider dealing with a lack of visibility for local green producers — this project developed a digital platform that acts as a marketplace for bio-based products. This increases market access for small producers across 14 countries.
If you are a processor dealing with fragmented supply chains and poor coordination — this project developed participatory governance tools to organize local value chains. This ensures a steady, reliable flow of raw materials from the community.
Based on available project data, specific pricing for the business models or digital platform is not provided; the project is funded by a EUR 4,999,455 EU contribution.
The project focuses on 9 local regions and 10 transition regions to prove the model, with the goal of proactive dissemination and replication at the country level.
Based on available project data, the IP and licensing terms are not specified, though it involves a consortium of 20 partners including 4 SMEs.
It contributes directly to the European Green Deal and EU Bioeconomy Strategy by shifting from linear to circular economy practices in lagging regions.
The project runs from 2024-03-01 to 2027-02-28, meaning the final results and models will be ready by February 2027.
The consortium is well-balanced for regional deployment, consisting of 20 partners across 14 countries. With a 20% industry ratio (4 companies, including 4 SMEs), the project has a strong academic and research base (10 partners) to ensure scientific validity, while the 6 'other' partners likely provide the necessary local governance and civil society links to implement the 9 local forums.
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