The rural bioeconomy offers various opportunities for…
…agriculture
- new opportunities through cooperation
- image improvement through sustainable, regional production methods
- development of new markets
- income diversification
- risk diversification
- not “grow or turnout”, but “specialize and refine”.
- preservation of small and medium-sized farms
…companies
- expansion of the product range
- development of new, biobased products of regional origin
- reliable raw material base through cooperation with regional agriculture
- consistent quality through participation of raw material suppliers in the value chain
- regional identification through responsible business practices
- positive image through new employment opportunities
…rural area
- as many production steps as possible (cultivation, processing and marketing) take place in rural areas.
- farms and enterprises create new employment opportunities for the rural population
- business profits and tax revenues remain in rural areas
- new investment models offer regional returns
- economic and ecological strengthening of the region
- promotion of other social objectives (e.g. biodiversity and drinking water protection)
- new development opportunities for rural areas
- rural areas receive adequate importance and an improved quality of life
- future task for politics, businesses, science and the civil society