COOPID - CE-FNR-15-2020

COOPID proposes an innovative and effective strategy to inspire primary producers and stimulate the uptake of inclusive and sustainable bio-based business models in the European primary production sector, considering regional & sectorial particularities. Currently, bioeconomy starts on the fields, yet meaningful participation of the primary sector is currently challenged: this is an issue COOPID is meant to address.

The project started on January 2021, it will last 2 years and gathers 11 partners from 10 different countries:

• Agri-food Cooperatives Spain (ES,projectcoordinator)
• Innovarum (ES)
• Greenflex (FR)
• Universita Di Bologna (IT)
• Gaia Epicheirein (EL)
• Agricultural University - Plovdiv (BG)
• Instytut Ekonomiki Rolnictwai Gospodarki Żywnościowej, Państwowy Instytut Badawczy (PL)
• the National Chamber of Agriculture and Forestry in Styria (AT)
• Munster Technological University (IE)
• Food & Biocluster Denmark (DK)
• Proagria Oulu (FI)

To do so, COOPID envisions the development of an ad-hoc created network of “BioeconomyClusters” from 10 European countries, involving a wide range of stakeholders: primary producers - cooperatives or associations within agriculture, forestry & aquaculture-, industry, public sector, research & academia. As of now, COOPID already has the commitment of 73 entities to participate as partners of the “COOPID Bioeconomy Clusters”.