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Identifying and increasing sustainable practices along the supply and production chains of European livestock
NEW! Policy Toolkit
PATHWAYS has been working on making the livestock sector more sustainable since 2021, and we have developed some tools and resources to contribute our knowledge and research to the conversation on the future sustainable livestock policy landscape.
Identifying and increasing sustainable practices along the supply and production chains of European livestock
On 13 May 2026, the PATHWAYS hosted its final event, the For Sustainable Food Forum, at the Residence Palace in Brussels.
The event, bringing together policymakers, researchers, industry, and civil society, aimed to help shape the pathways towards a more sustainable European food and livestock system and explore how environmental performance, economic viability and social responsibility can be aligned in the years ahead.
Read the summary and key takeaways from the event now on our website.
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For sustainable food
Coordinated by the Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences (SLU) and comprising 30 partners from 12 countries, PATHWAYS is a 5-year (2021-2026), €9 million Horizon 2020 project aiming to reduce environmental impacts while addressing societal demands for safe, nutritious and affordable meat and dairy products by identifying and increasing sustainable practices along the supply and production chains of the European livestock sector.
Using a participatory approach the PATHWAYS project will co-develop visions, scenarios and transition pathways for sustainable livestock husbandry and food systems based on innovative practice hubs, living labs and interactions within a European multi-actor platform and wider community of practice.
PATHWAYS will inform policy, research, and business strategies to support the transition to more sustainable livestock production and consumption, thus contributing to the EU Farm-to-Fork Strategy which is at the heart of the EU Green Deal.
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PATHWAYS Project Makes Strides in Sustainable Livestock Practices: A Spotlight on its Participation in the 74th Annual Meeting of the EAAP
Posted on 1 September 2023
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Post-Doc Researcher on the Environmental Assessment of Livestock Production Systems
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Goat Farming and Animal Welfare in Spain’s Heat | PATHWAYS Living Lab in Spain
Explore Southern Spain’s CapriGran Living Lab, where farmers, breeders and CSIC scientists unite to enhance dairy goat welfare, productivity, and sustainability amid heat stress. RUMIA®️ tools, activity collars, and welfare assessments deliver resilient herds, better milk output, and more efficient resource use, proving that animal welfare and profitability can go hand in hand.
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Media coverage
"New online tool to help Europeans plan healthier, sustainable weekly diets"
Agriland
"Livestock farmers from Sweden to Greece test paths to greener agriculture"
Horizon Magazine | European Commission
"Livestock for Sustainable Food Systems"
REVOLVE
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Project consortium
Coordinator
SVERIGES LANTBRUKSUNIVERSITET (SLU) Sweden Click for more info
SVERIGES LANTBRUKSUNIVERSITET (SLU)
Address ALMAS ALLE 8, UPPSALA
750 07, Sweden
Partners
ABERYSTWYTH UNIVERSITY (ABER) United Kingdom Click for more info
ABERYSTWYTH UNIVERSITY (ABER)
Address RECEPTION, PENGLAIS, ABERYSTWYTH, CEREDIGION
SY23 3FL, United Kingdom
Association de Coordination Technique Agricole (ACTA) France Click for more info
Association de Coordination Technique Agricole (ACTA)
Address Rue de Bercy 149, Paris 75012, France
STICHTING AERES GROEP (AERES) Netherlands Click for more info
STICHTING AERES GROEP (AERES)
Address BOVENBUURTWEG 27, EDE GLD
6717 XA, Netherlands
AGROVAST LIVSMEDEL AKTIEBOLAG (AGROV) Sweden Click for more info
AGROVAST LIVSMEDEL AKTIEBOLAG (AGROV)
Address AGROVAST LIVSMEDEL,
SKARA 532 23, Sweden
ASOCIAZIONE ITALIANA ALIMENTI GRASSFED (AIAG) Italy Click for more info
ASOCIAZIONE ITALIANA ALIMENTI GRASSFED (AIAG)
Address VIA PISSAMORA 22, PIAZZA BREMBANA 24014, Italy
ARLA FOODS AMBA (ARLA) Denmark Click for more info
ARLA FOODS AMBA (ARLA)
Address SONDERHOJ 14, VIBY J 8260, Denmark
AARHUS UNIVERSITET (AU) Denmark Click for more info
AARHUS UNIVERSITET (AU)
Address NORDRE RINGGADE 1, AARHUS C 8000, Denmark
BIODYNAMISCHE FEDERATION - DEMETERINTERNATIONAL EV (BFDI) Germany Click for more info
BIODYNAMISCHE FEDERATION - DEMETERINTERNATIONAL EV (BFDI)
Address BRANDSCHNEISE 1, DARMSTADT 64295, Germany
COOPERATIVA AGRICOLA TIBLES-SOMES-MELES (CATSM) Romania Click for more info
COOPERATIVA AGRICOLA TIBLES-SOMES-MELES (CATSM)
Address SAT RUSU DE SUS 27, NUSENI 427206, Romani
CORSEVILLA S COOP AND (CORSEV) Spain Click for more info
CORSEVILLA S COOP AND (CORSEV)
Address CTRA. DE GUADALCANAL KM 1, CAZALLA DE LASIERRA 41370, Spain
AGENCIA ESTATAL CONSEJO SUPERIOR DEINVESTIGACIONES CIENTIFICAS (CSIC) Spain Click for more info
AGENCIA ESTATAL CONSEJO SUPERIOR DEINVESTIGACIONES CIENTIFICAS (CSIC)
Address CALLE SERRANO 117, MADRID 28006, Spain
DANONE RESEARCH SAS (DANONE) France Click for more info
DANONE RESEARCH SAS (DANONE)
Address ROUTE DEPARTEMENTALE 128, PALAISEAU 91767, France
FEDERACJA BRANZOWYCH ZWIAZKOW PRODUCENTOW ROLNYCH (FBZPR) Poland Click for more info
FEDERACJA BRANZOWYCH ZWIAZKOW PRODUCENTOW ROLNYCH (FBZPR)
Address Established in UL. WSPOLNA 30, WARSZAWA, Poland
FORSCHUNGSINSTITUT FUR BIOLOGISCHEN LANDBAU STIFTUNG (FiBL) Switzerland Click for more info
FORSCHUNGSINSTITUT FUR BIOLOGISCHEN LANDBAU STIFTUNG (FiBL)
Address ACKERSTRASSE 113, FRICK 5070, Switzerland
Innovation Centre for Organic Farming Denmark Click for more info
Innovation Centre for Organic Farming
Address Agro Food Park 15, 8200 Aarhus N, Denmark
FONDATION INSTITUT DE RECHERCHE POUR LE DEVELOPPEMENT DURABLE ET LES RELATIONS INTERNATIONALES (IDDRI)
Address RUE SAINT GUILLAUME 27, PARIS 75007, France
INSTYTUT UPRAWY NAWOZENIA I GLEBOZNAWSTWA, PANSTWOWY INSTYTUT BADAWCZY (IUNG)
Address CZARTORYSKICH 8, PULAWY 24 100, Poland
LINNAEUS UNIVERSITY (LNU) Sweden Click for more info
LINNAEUS UNIVERSITY (LNU)
Address Campus Kalmar, Universitetsplatsen 1392 31 KALMAR, Sweden
NATURBETESKOTT I SVERIGE (NATUR) Sweden Click for more info
NATURBETESKOTT I SVERIGE (NATUR)
Address MALEXANDER TUMBO GARD, BOXHOLM 590 14, Sweden
PASTURE-FED LIVESTOCK ASSOCIATION (PFLA) United Kingdom Click for more info
PASTURE-FED LIVESTOCK ASSOCIATION (PFLA)
Address TRENT LODGE, STROUD ROAD, CIRENCESTER GL7 6JN, United Kingdom
ROYAL AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY (RAU) United Kingdom Click for more info
ROYAL AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY (RAU)
Address STROUD ROAD, CIRENCESTER GLOUCESTERSHIRE GL7 6JS, United Kingdom
REVOLVE (REV) Belgium Click for more info
REVOLVE (REV)
Address RUE D'ARLON 63-67, BRUSSELS 1040, Belgium
UNION EUROPEENNE DU COMMERCE DU BETAIL ET DE LA VIANDE (UECBV) Belgium Click for more info
UNION EUROPEENNE DU COMMERCE DU BETAIL ET DE LA VIANDE (UECBV)
Address RUE DE LA LOI 81A, Brussels 1040, Belgium
UNIVERSITEIT GENT (UGent) Belgium Click for more info
UNIVERSITEIT GENT (UGent)
Address SINT PIETERSNIEUWSTRAAT 25, GENT, Belgium
UNIVERSITY OF PERUGIA Italy Click for more info
UNIVERSITY OF PERUGIA
Address PIAZZA DELL’UNIVERSITÀ, 1, 06123 PERUGIA PG, Italy
UNIVERSITA DI PISA (UNIPI) Italy Click for more info
UNIVERSITA DI PISA (UNIPI)
Address LUNGARNO PACINOTTI 43/44, PISA 56126, Italy
THE UNIVERSITY OF READING (UREAD) United Kingdom Click for more info
THE UNIVERSITY OF READING (UREAD)
Address WHITEKNIGHTS CAMPUS WHITEKNIGHTS HOUSE, READING RG6 6AH, United Kingdom
UNIVERSITATEA DE STIINTE AGRICOLE SI MEDICINA VETERINARA CLUJ NAPOCA (USAMVCN)
Address MANASTUR STR; 3-5, CLUJ NAPOCA 400372, Romania
VRIJE UNIVERSITEIT BRUSSEL (VUB) Belgium Click for more info
VRIJE UNIVERSITEIT BRUSSEL (VUB)
Address PLEINLAAN 2, BRUSSEL 1050, Belgium
STICHTING WAGENINGEN RESEARCH (WR) Netherlands Click for more info
STICHTING WAGENINGEN RESEARCH (WR)
Address DROEVENDAALSESTEEG 4, WAGENINGEN 6708 PB, Netherlands
Supporting partners
CARREFOUR France Click for more info
DANISH CROWN Denmark Click for more info
DANISH CROWN
Address Tulipvej 1, DK-8940 Randers SV, Denmark