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Objective:
Reduce by 12% the carbon footprint of sheep milk and sheep meat while ensuring farms sustainability

Expected Results:

Life Green Sheep Demonstration Farms
1355

demonstration farms

Life Green Sheep Innovative Farms
282

innovative farms

Life Green Sheep Emissions Down
12

Emissions mitigation

Life Green Sheep Advisors
143

advisers

A climate and sustainable roadmap for sheep production, in each country.

Testimonials

The testimonial of Roberta Manconi, Sardinian farmer

Among the protagonists of Greensheep today we meet Roberta Manconi, a young and beautiful Sardinian farmer of sarda dairy sheep....
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The testimonial of Ricardo Miranda from the school farm Las Cortas de Blas, in Valladolid, Spain.

Ricardo Miranda, together with his family, manages the farm school “Las Cortas de Blas”; located in Villalba de los Alcores,...
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New video shot at an innovative breeder in France

The Life Green Sheep project provides farmers with concrete solutions to significantly reduce their carbon footprint. Fabien Paris, a mixed...
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The opinion of Maximino Portaña and his son, Alejandro – meat sheep farmers from the cooperative OVIARAGON, Spain.

Maximino Portaña and his son Alejandro have a meat sheep farm with around 700 heads of Rasa Aragonesa sheep, located...
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In Neiker, innovations on the experimental flock to combine productivity and sustainability  

During the 7th Steering Comittee, the Life Green Sheep team visited the NEIKER experimental farm and discovered diverse and innovative practices,...
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Irish Data Component of LIFE Green Sheep Project

Ireland is nearly 400% self-sufficient in sheep meat production, and more than 80% of sheep meat produced is exported. Sheep...
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Visit at Iker Sukia’s, breeder and cheese maker in the Basque Country

During the 7th Steering Comittee, the LIFE Green Sheep team had the chance to discover a typical cheese farm from...
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Life Green Sheep: 7th Steering Committee in Vitoria-Gasteiz, Spain

  Vitoria-Gasteiz, April 17, 2024. In this 3rd year of the project, the 7th Steering Committee took place in Spain, in...
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Preliminary results at the European scale

A diversity of systems To date, 90% of the environmental assessments of the demonstrative farms has been carried out by...
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Visit to an innovative farm in Segala during PROVINLAIT

Ahead of the Provinlait Show which took place in Requista on April 24 and 25, the Life GreenSheep project offered...
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LIFE GREENSHEEP European Webinar 20/11/2023 : FIRST RESULTS

The 20th of November, was held a european webinar : Overall presentation of the project LIFE Green Sheep Harmonization and...
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LIFE GREENSHEEP European Webinar 20/11/2023 RoundTable #4

The 20th of November, was held a european webinar presenting the main results of the project. A round table gave...
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LIFE GREENSHEEP European Webinar 20/11/2023 RoundTable #3

The 20th of November, was held a european webinar presenting the main results of the project. A round table gave...
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LIFE GREENSHEEP European Webinar 20/11/2023 RoundTable #2

The 20th of November, was held a european webinar presenting the main results of the project. A round table gave...
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LIFE GREENSHEEP European Webinar 20/11/2023 RoundTable #1

The 20th of November, was held a european webinar presenting the main results of the project. A round table gave...
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Roberto Ruiz (Spain) “We need to value sheep farming benefits”

“Sheep farming is very important for society, but society is not aware of it: we need to continue making progress...
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Two video testimonial of Life Green Sheep french farmers

Two videos were shot this summer in partnership with the press group Reussir to share testimonial of farmers and advisors...
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Agroecology and low carbon practices, from father to daughter

Fabien Paris is a mixed farming and meat sheep breeder in the Allier region and his daughter, Julie Paris, a...
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Sheep LCA: the Irish Sheep Life Cycle Assessment Model

The Teagasc Sheep Life Cycle Assessment Model (LCA) model is designed for Irish sheep systems, where sheep meat is the...
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In Ireland, seeking for an integrated approach on the farm

In Ireland, the LIFE Green Sheep program is led by Teagasc (the Agriculture and Food Development Authority) which is the...
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News & Events

RECORDS AND PRESENTATION EU LIFE GREEN SHEEP WEBINAR 13/02/2025

The 3rd European webinar of the LIFE Green Sheep project was held on 13 February...

EU LIFE GREEN SHEEP WEBINAR 13/02/2025

Save the date The LIFE GreenSheep team is happy to invite you to the next...