Supportive Business Environments to Develop Grass Bioeconomy in Europe

Grasslands cover almost half of the total European agricultural area and are the source of a wide range of public goods and services. Yet, their potential to produce innovative bio-based products, such as paper and plastic, remains widely untapped. We employ a multiple case study approach and implem...

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Autores principales: Richard Orozco, María Rosa Mosquera-Losada, Javier Rodriguez, Muluken Elias Adamseged, Philipp Grundmann
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spelling oai:doaj.org-article:a8195dd5cc1c4b0cb44b969cab7333e22021-11-25T19:02:45ZSupportive Business Environments to Develop Grass Bioeconomy in Europe10.3390/su1322126292071-1050https://doaj.org/article/a8195dd5cc1c4b0cb44b969cab7333e22021-11-01T00:00:00Zhttps://www.mdpi.com/2071-1050/13/22/12629https://doaj.org/toc/2071-1050Grasslands cover almost half of the total European agricultural area and are the source of a wide range of public goods and services. Yet, their potential to produce innovative bio-based products, such as paper and plastic, remains widely untapped. We employ a multiple case study approach and implement the Business Environment Framework by Adamseged and Grundmann (2020) on eighteen alternative grass-based businesses to investigate the interdependencies between these successful business models and their business environments. The subsequent analysis reveals that the deployment of funds and policies to support alternative grass-based products remains low in most regions of Europe. Our findings highlight that aligned funding mechanisms that incorporate and promote the specific benefits generated by grass-producing and grass-processing businesses are key to overcoming the barriers related to the competition of bio-based products with the established fossil-fuels-based economic system. To make alternative grass-based markets more dynamic, increasing consumer awareness through adequate marketing is perceived as an important aspect. Capacity building and alignment efforts need to be strengthened and coordinated at local and higher levels to enable the replication and scale-up of novel grass-based businesses in Europe and beyond.Richard OrozcoMaría Rosa Mosquera-LosadaJavier RodriguezMuluken Elias AdamsegedPhilipp GrundmannMDPI AGarticlegrassbioeconomybusiness environmentbio-based productinnovationEnvironmental effects of industries and plantsTD194-195Renewable energy sourcesTJ807-830Environmental sciencesGE1-350ENSustainability, Vol 13, Iss 12629, p 12629 (2021)
institution DOAJ
collection DOAJ
language EN
topic grass
bioeconomy
business environment
bio-based product
innovation
Environmental effects of industries and plants
TD194-195
Renewable energy sources
TJ807-830
Environmental sciences
GE1-350
spellingShingle grass
bioeconomy
business environment
bio-based product
innovation
Environmental effects of industries and plants
TD194-195
Renewable energy sources
TJ807-830
Environmental sciences
GE1-350
Richard Orozco
María Rosa Mosquera-Losada
Javier Rodriguez
Muluken Elias Adamseged
Philipp Grundmann
Supportive Business Environments to Develop Grass Bioeconomy in Europe
description Grasslands cover almost half of the total European agricultural area and are the source of a wide range of public goods and services. Yet, their potential to produce innovative bio-based products, such as paper and plastic, remains widely untapped. We employ a multiple case study approach and implement the Business Environment Framework by Adamseged and Grundmann (2020) on eighteen alternative grass-based businesses to investigate the interdependencies between these successful business models and their business environments. The subsequent analysis reveals that the deployment of funds and policies to support alternative grass-based products remains low in most regions of Europe. Our findings highlight that aligned funding mechanisms that incorporate and promote the specific benefits generated by grass-producing and grass-processing businesses are key to overcoming the barriers related to the competition of bio-based products with the established fossil-fuels-based economic system. To make alternative grass-based markets more dynamic, increasing consumer awareness through adequate marketing is perceived as an important aspect. Capacity building and alignment efforts need to be strengthened and coordinated at local and higher levels to enable the replication and scale-up of novel grass-based businesses in Europe and beyond.
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author Richard Orozco
María Rosa Mosquera-Losada
Javier Rodriguez
Muluken Elias Adamseged
Philipp Grundmann
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title Supportive Business Environments to Develop Grass Bioeconomy in Europe
title_short Supportive Business Environments to Develop Grass Bioeconomy in Europe
title_full Supportive Business Environments to Develop Grass Bioeconomy in Europe
title_fullStr Supportive Business Environments to Develop Grass Bioeconomy in Europe
title_full_unstemmed Supportive Business Environments to Develop Grass Bioeconomy in Europe
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