Transitioning from a Linear to a Circular Bioeconomy – Opportunities within the Beef System

For the agri-food system, the concept of Circular Bioeconomy (CBE) has been proposed as it focuses explicitly on circular production of renewable biological resources such as biomass, forestry and aquaculture products and the use of these products for food, feed, fiber, renewable biofuels, bioproducts, and biopower for economic, environmental, and social benefits. Therefore, CBE is designed to promote sustainable, nature- and technology-inclusive agriculture to reduce input use and increase efficiency and productivity across the agri-food system. This minimization of waste from fork-to-farm and farm-to-fork results in a climate neutral and healthy society with enhanced ecosystem services.

This research task is part of a larger project focused on circularity in beef production. We will focus on transportation and logistics dimensions.

The student researcher should have a background in transportation engineering, or an interest in learning transportation analysis methods. They should possess basic quantitative analysis skills, such as descriptive statistics. A basic knowledge of R or Python would be beneficial but is not a requirement.