Identification of needs

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This first phase consists of identifying the needs of equine farmers to improve the resilience of their farms. More than 40 interviews were carried out in each country, as well as a National Workshop (NWS), to help identify and prioritize these needs. Working on data collected in each country, nine priority needs were identified at European level:

Socio-economics Environmental sustainability Equine health and welfare
How to improve farm profitability? How to adapt our practices and resource management to climate change? What practices can be implemented to improve the housing conditions of horses from a welfare point of view?
How to improve working conditions? How to improve biodiversity while maintaining equine activities? What practices can be implemented to promote biosecurity and prevent emerging diseases?
How to deal with issues related to access to agricultural land? How to manage the pastures in the face of the various challenges to come?  
How to improve the image of the equine industry?    

Marlène Addes

FRENCH NATIONAL FACILITATOR

Agricultural Engineer specialized in animal production, and EUnetHorse project coordinator.

She works since 2017 in the Development, Innovation, Research Department of the IFCE on the management of transversal projects, the animation of networks, the launch of National Calls for R&D Projects until the contracting of R&D projects (Scientific Council of the French equine sector), and the evaluation of the impact of R&D projects.

 

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Jean Philippe Lejeune

BELGIAN NATIONAL FACILITATOR

Mont-Le-Soie Centre européen du Cheval.

Veterinarian, and director of Mont Le Soie.

He is a veterinarian graduated from the University of Liège. He completed a PhD thesis titled Juvenile osteoarthritis in the Ardennes draft horse. His main interests and expertise domains are a specialization in horse biomechanics (locomotor system), a knowledge of veterinary medicine, physiology and equine anatomy alongside knowledge of sporting aspects, equestrian competitions and an educational approach to horse riding. He also carries out a small horse breeding and boarding business. All his activities have led him to know the equestrian industry in his country well. In this project, he is the leader of two tasks: identification of the needs of farmers in each type of production context at NH-AKIS (Task 2.1), and identification of existing solutions and good practices at NH-AKIS and EU levels (Task 2.2).

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