Objective of the project
Climate change is now unequivocal and affecting European agriculture as a whole. The EFACC project focuses on ruminant livestock and aims to strengthen their capacity to adapt to climate change. Climate change is now unequivocal and is affecting European agriculture as a whole. The EFACC project focuses on ruminant livestock farms and aims to strengthen their capacity to adapt to climate change.
Involvement of the unit
Sebastien COUVREUR and Timothée PETIT are involved in work package 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5 of the project. Work package 1 aims to coordinate the project and ensure convergence towards objectives ; work package 2 include pool and share field experience with the multi-stakeholder network ; work package 3 aims to consolidate, test and validate resources and tools by combining expertise and field experience ; work package 4, ensuring transfer to breeders and industry players : communication and dissemination. Finally, work package 5, Co-constructing an adaptation strategy for European livestock sectors : replication, sustainability and use of results.
Keywords
Farm’s cow, climate change, evolution
Scientific leader of the project
Josselin ANDURAND, IDELE
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Other partners
SASU Trinottières (Ferme expérimentale/ Experimental Farm)
FBL
CGR
Abere
AINTA
CREA
CTA
LKV
Type of project and/or funding
This is the very first European project in which ESA is involved.