The European Rural Bioeconomy Network is born

AVEBIOM and the Greek technology center CERTH are the entities in charge of proposing the expansion and establishment strategy of this network, which is promoted through the Biorural project, participated by 19 multidisciplinary entities from 14 countries and endowed with a budget of 3 million euros financed by the European Union.

The network will identify innovative businesses based on their technology, value proposition or the product obtained, in five areas: agriculture and food; forest ecosystems and resources; aquaculture, fishing and algae production; generation of bioenergy and production of biobased materials (platform chemicals, high value-added components, or new products).

The network aims to provide new value without replicating existing structures, making visible and sharing new ideas and proposals . Its ultimate objective is to inspire key entities in the transfer to the agri-food, forestry or industrial sector : consultants, universities, technicians from agricultural associations and cooperatives, and new entities that emerged within the framework of the CAP 2023 - 2027 such as the National CAP Network or the platform of agricultural advisors AKIS (national agri-food innovation system).

The network already has eight innovative practices that are being documented ; among them, the gasification of alperujo for energy self-sufficiency in the oil mill; the implementation of a welfare certificate in aquaculture; or the production of soft drink straws from cereal straw.

Biorural compiles innovative practices and shares their keys for effective replication with written material, videos and other resources on the web https://biorural.eu/ and also through workshops, support actions, technical visits and collaborative ideation contests .

Biorural aims to bring the rural population (farmers, ranchers, fishermen, foresters, rural citizens, rural companies and industry) closer to companies, knowledge centers and other key agents (such as rural development organizations, agricultural producers, local administrations and councils). , etc.), to introduce innovative practices in bioeconomy in agricultural, livestock, forestry or fishing productive activities aimed at the food, industrial, chemical and energy markets.

The new sustainable business models that emerge will accelerate the development of products and services marketed from rural areas and will contribute to increasing the market reach of the bioeconomy in Europe.