The innovation of the project is the development of a product based on sheep wool, i.e. thermal insulating materials with natural properties suitable for the insulation of buildings and premises, promoting the efficient use of these resources, increasing the competitiveness of sheep farmers, supporting the transition to a less polluting and lower carbon agricultural sector. The project has contributed to addressing the further use of surplus sheep wool, environmental issues and creating additional opportunities for stakeholders in the insulation of buildings and the construction sector. <...>

The proposed model can be applied to agricultural producer groups and would benefit farmers for the following reasons: 1) increase farm incomes; 2) animal welfare requirements are met (partly by adapting to halting global warming); 3) this would strengthen livestock herds; 4) all adapted measures are implemented from the support or only with the partial contribution of the farmers themselves; 5) farmers would learn to work in a group and see the perspectives for their further activities; 6) the state income from value added tax would increase due to the increased income from the sale of products. <...>

The project developed a sustainable farming methodology, which includes studies of soil cover properties and plant physiological parameters and moisture based on aerodistance spectrometric methods, as well as a complex economic assessment of farm resources. Applied research was performed to determine the parameters of accuracy and applicability of the developed methodology. Methods for calculating various spectral parameters in crops were used to assess the overall physiological characteristics and stress of plants. The methodology describes the process of calculating and compiling them. The economic activity of the surveyed farms was assessed and according to the obtained indicators, the methodology of sustainable farming was developed and verified. It consists of an overview of economic, environmental and managerial indicators that assess the ability of farms to farm sustainably and allow for better management decisions. A guide to using a sustainable farming model is also provided. <...>

Research work involved development of the integrated model for risk assessment and management in agriculture, including the integrated risk assessment methodology, risk management model, risk-adjusted farm efficiency assessment methodology. This model enables identifying risk factors of a farm, the change of risk over time, direction and scope of the effect of individual types of risks on the total risks, and, in view of the direction and scope of the effect, selecting the appropriate risk mitigation measures. The Ministry of Agriculture of the Republic of Lithuania recommended applying the model at agricultural companies and farmers’ farms. <...>