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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Publicado:	MDPI AG 2021
Materias:	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
Acceso en línea:	https://doaj.org/article/a8195dd5cc1c4b0cb44b969cab7333e2
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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)
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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
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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_full	Supportive Business Environments to Develop Grass Bioeconomy in Europe
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Supportive Business Environments to Develop Grass Bioeconomy in Europe

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