The RUNFASTER4EU Consortium is pleased to announce the successful completion of its first stakeholder workshop, held online on 3 December 2025, bringing together numerous participants from across Europe’s bioeconomy community. This milestone event marked the official launch of the project’s stakeholder engagement activities and reaffirmed the importance of multi-actor collaboration in building sustainable and replicable bio-based value chains.
Presenting the project’s vision and early progress
The workshop opened with an introduction by Ana Aleixo (PNO Innovation), who welcomed participants and outlined the purposes of the session which were:
- to present RUNFASTER4EU’s concept, objectives and first activities,
- to reconnect with the stakeholders who supported the project during its proposal phase,
- and to gather early feedback that will guide engagement and replication actions across the coming years.
Building on this introduction, Stefano Inno (Versalis) provided a clear overview of the project’s ambition to demonstrate large-scale cultivation of low ILUC-risk oil crops on marginal lands and to upgrade two Italian flagship plants for the production of high-value bio-based products.
Insights on feedstock cultivation and agronomic practices
The technical session was led by Gian Maria Baldi (Novamont), who showcased the activities under Work Package 2.
- soil health and regeneration,
- the optimisation of crop genotypes for different climate conditions,
- the active involvement of farmers in validating sustainable agronomic practices.
These insights helped frame the agronomic and environmental foundation upon which RUNFASTER4EU will build its bio-based value chains.
A strong start to RUNFASTER4EU’s stakeholder engagement strategy
The workshop successfully strengthened connections between the consortium and its stakeholder community, laying the groundwork for future collaboration as the project moves towards large-scale field trials and value chain demonstration.
RUNFASTER4EU remains committed to advancing sustainable oil crop cultivation, promoting circular and bio-based innovations and supporting rural communities across Europe as part of a greener, more resilient bioeconomy.
Contact
For more information you may contact:
Project Communication team: info@runfaster4eu.eu
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