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- Title
Designing an Institutional Network for Improving Farm Animal Welfare in the EU.
- Authors
Jones, Philip; Lensink, Joop; Mancini, Maria Cecilia; Tranter, Richard
- Abstract
Improvements in the welfare of farmed animals in the EU have been achieved by legislation, increased welfare capacity in the food chain, greater public awareness, welfare measurement tools and dissemination of best practice. However, pressure for improvement grows. The EC recognizes that delivering improved welfare would best be achieved by increasing welfare capacity, including establishing a Network of Welfare Reference Centres to provide support for welfare research, knowledge transfer and policy design. Designing a structure for this Network presents a challenge, as it would have multiple functions, interact with diverse stakeholders and operate in a complex environment. Here, we describe the use of a novel strategic planning approach to design an optimal structure for this Network. Our evaluation found that no existing structure was ideal, but that by taking functional units from several existing models, an optimal model could be identified.
- Subjects
ANIMAL welfare; FOOD chains; KNOWLEDGE transfer; LEGISLATION; EUROPEAN Union; STRATEGIC planning; ANIMAL rights; HUMANE education
- Publication
Journal of Common Market Studies, 2017, Vol 55, Issue 5, p1081
- ISSN
0021-9886
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1111/jcms.12547