I will be able to contribute to the consortium through any of the following roles:

Conducting Socio-economic assessment: Evaluate the costs, benefits, risks, and resilience outcomes of genetic diversification in agroecological farming systems, with attention to inclusiveness and farmer adoption.

Conducting Policy analysis: Analyze seed, breed, and agri-environmental policies affecting the use of diverse crops and livestock, and develop policy-relevant recommendations to enable agroecological genetic diversity.

Conducing a market analysis: Identify market opportunities and inclusive business models that incentivize the use and conservation of diverse varieties and breeds, including short supply chains and territorial value chains.

Conducting Life Cycle Analysis: Apply life cycle assessment and environmental indicators to quantify the sustainability benefits of genetically diverse agroecological systems compared to conventional approaches.

Multi-actor engagement and impact: Support stakeholder engagement, co-creation activities, and the project’s impact, dissemination, and exploitation strategy to ensure uptake beyond the project lifetime.

The Circular Bioeconomy Research Group (CIRCBIO) in Munster Technological University, Kerry Ireland is a multi-disciplinary team integrating expertise in bioresources, sustainability, green chemistry, biotechnology, low emission agriculture and biorefining.

We are recognized as a leader in bioeconomy research nationally, internationally and partnering in a significant number of research & funded projects.

Expertise in circular bioeconomy research, focusing on sustainable, low-carbon use of biological resources
Bioresource mapping and modelling to identify and valorize regional and national biomass streams
Development of bio-based value chains and circular business models from feedstock to end-product
Biorefining and bioprocessing technologies for converting biomass into high-value products (food, feed, materials, chemicals, energy)
Application of green chemistry and biotechnology for sustainable extraction and processing
Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) and sustainability analysis to quantify environmental impacts, compare scenarios, and support evidence-based decision-making
Research into low-emission agriculture and sustainable production systems
Strong industry, policy and international collaboration, supporting applied research, innovation, and technology transfer