PPILOW

Poultry and Pig Low-input and Organic production systems' Welfare
PPILOW

Policy Workshops

2024

  1. PPILOW stakeholder workshop examined business opportunities Helsinki EU Office in Brussels (Belgium, 7th March 2024). LUKE, Thuenen, INRAE participation. Presentations: “General presentation of the PPILOW project” (INRAE); 2) “A workshop on business models in organic and low-input outdoor pig and poultry production” (LUKE, Thuenen, INRAE).  Read more.
  2. Eurogroup for Animals meeting online (22nd February 2024). Presentations: 1) “Innovations for improving welfare in low-input outdoor and organic pig and poultry farms” (INRAE); 2) “PIGLOW and EBENE: Development and on farm testing of apps for animal welfare self-assessments” (ILVO); 3) “How to avoid feather pecking in non-beak-trimmed hens?” (UU); 4) “Evaluation of performance and economy of dual-purpose genotypes as an alternative to the elimination of one-day old male layer chicks” (SYSAAF and Thuenen Institute); 5) “Improving the robustness of laying hens and piglets against parasitic and bacterial infections” (USAMV): 6) “WP2 Multi-actor group facilitation and change management” (AIAB); 7) “Issues and levers for welfare improvements in low input outdoor and organic pig and poultry production” (LUKE, Thuenen) . Read more.

2023

  1. Luke’s stakeholder event Luonnonvarakeskuksen aamupalatilaisuus sidosryhmille in Seinäjoki (Finland, 4th May 2023). Presentation: “Tutkimus  ruoantuotannon digitalisaatiosta, eläintuotannon kestävyydestä ja maatilojen johtamisesta antaa eväitä tulevaisuuteen”.

2021             

  1. Policy and stakeholders workshop “Improving Sustainability and Welfare in Organic Poultry and Pig Production”, Joint Online Conference four research projects: OK-Net EcoFeed, PPILOW, Freebirds and POWER, (25th – 26th January 2021). PPILOW presentations: 1) “Welcome by the project coordinators” (INRAE); 2) “One Welfare for farm animals and humans: practitioners’ and citizens’ expectations” (INRAE & LUKE); 3) “A tool for farmers to self-assess the welfare of their livestock” (EV ILVO); 4) “Farmer experience: Dual purpose breeds” (ITAB).

Besides these events organized by PPILOW, the project partners also gave presentations in meetings and workshops (10 in total) organized by the European Commission divisions, working groups and national workshops, that are listed below:

2024

  1. 15th Meeting of the EU Platform on Animal Welfare, European Commission in Brussels (Belgium, 18th June 2024). INRAE presentation: “Presentation of the PPILOW project”.
  2. Meeting BroilerNet, ANSES in Rennes (France, 25th April 2024). INRAE presentation: “Exploration de pratiques alternatives et complémentaires pour préserver la santé et le bien-être des volailles”.
  3. Conference and online meeting between breeders and Italian Ministry of Health Director and other institutions and technicians in Costa Vescovado (Italy, 23rd April 2024). VSF and Slow Food were invited for their advocacy work on African Swine Fever. VSF and Slow Food shared their work in the national African Swine Fever cabin and inform the Health ministry of their position inspired by the work on PPILOW project.
  4. LLAEBIO – Living Lab Agro-ecology and Organic Agriculture in Leuven (Belgium, 28th March 2024). BioFoum presentation: “Welzijn van varkens en pluimvee in biologische en low-input systemen: resultaten uit PPILOW”
  5. Organic ambassadors, European Commission DG AGRI in Brussels (Belgium, 19th March 2024). INRAE presentation: “Innovations for improving welfare in low-input outdoor and organic pig and poultry farms”.
  6. ClearFarm project final event in Brussels (Belgium, 14th February 2024). INRAE presentation: “What is PPILOW about?”
  7. EU-NZ Animal Welfare Scientific Forum Online (7th February 2024). INRAE presentation: “Innovations for improving welfare in low-input outdoor and organic pig and poultry farms”.

2023

  1. Participation to the 3rd online meeting of the national steering committee for the African Swine Fever management (12th December 2023) where Slow Food and VSF presented the problem of small extensive and organic pig farms and the need to protect animal welfare and the risks of mismanagement of ASF to policy-makers and other farmers’ associations (SlowFood).
  2. Participation to the 2nd online meeting of the national steering committee for African Swine Fever management (6th December 2023) where Slow Food and VSF presented the problem of small extensive and organic pig farms and the need to protect animal welfare and the risks of mismanagement of African Swine Fever to policy-makers and other farmers’ associations (SlowFood).
  3. Participation to the 1st meeting of the national steering committee for African Swine Fever management in Rome (Italy, 3rd October 2023) where Slow Food and VSF presented the problem of small extensive and organic pig farms and the need to protect animal welfare and the risks of mismanagement of African Swine Fever to policy-makers and other farmers’ associations (SlowFood).