Healthy Environmental-Friendly and Resilient Farm to Fork
HE - FARM PROJECT
Funded by the European Union
News!
Biosecurity guidelines for farms published
This CWA proposes a methodology to assess biosecurity in the F2F sector, centred on a detailed examination of ‘transport channels’, in order to initiate the development of a more refined approach. The methodology involves an experimental and quantitative assessment of the risk associated with the transportation of microorganisms, placing particular emphasis on pathogens while considering any other microorganisms present.
About He-farm
The HE-FARM project has the primary objective of developing a methodology to assess biosecurity in farms. Additionally, the project aims to evaluate the efficacy of various mitigation measures and the advancement of novel technologies to enhance biosecurity in farms. The methodology will be established through a combination of laboratory and field tests and will enable the prediction of biosecurity levels within specific transport channels. Prototypes of innovative biosecurity technologies will undergo validation in operational environments, including cattle, pig, sheep, and chicken farms, as well as in a slaughterhouse and animal transport such as trucks.
Consortium
The HE- FARM consortium is conformed in a multidisciplinary and complementary team including 14 partners from 6 nationalities, eleven farms and an external advisory board. Partners include:
- 2 universities (UAH, UNIVET) with a strong record in biosecurity & engineering and veterinary respectively
- 5 research centers (CSIC, IP, INRAE, IRD, CIOP) covering all transmission channels and microorganisms,
- A meat industry (INCAR) and its affiliated farms (ICPOR), a fully integrated Farm to Fork chain including transport,
- 3 technology based SMEs (CF, NOVAP, SJT), providing useful high techs from different fields;
- The Standardization Body of Romania (ASRO), as well as
- A food technology network (CATAL) with an extensive network and potential of impact on stakeholders.
