2 – Multi-actor approach

The WP2 aims to guide the process of change management towards more animal welfare within groups, at national and European levels, by stimulating an environment of exchange among farmers, business actors, researchers and advisers. WP2 will set up local group management (National Practitioner Groups-NPG) and organize their interactions through facilitators for each group at the European level. Supporting methodology to train facilitators will be developed and implemented to guide the group to change management and evaluation methods. This will ensure the stakeholders engagement in the different WPs to co-create, test, validate the project outputs and disseminate them ensuring sustainable welfare improvements. Crosswise participatory focus groups (WP1) and national practitioner groups (WP2) will be involved from the beginning of the project in each participating country as representative of European diversity.