Animal Welfare

Projects

Consultancy Services to Support Preparations for the 2028–2034 EU Programming Period and the Further Development of the Implementation of the Common Agricultural Policy after 2027

The project encompasses a comprehensive range of tasks, from analysing the needs and challenges of Lithuania’s agricultural and rural sectors to developing intervention strategies, assessing funding scenarios, justifying investment priorities, modelling support measures, and providing recommendations for the more effective…

Aistė G.
2026-07-01

Publications

Evaluating the Technical Efficiency of Dairy Farms Under Technological Heterogeneity: Evidence from Lithuania

The European Union’s (EU) Common Agricultural Policy aims to promote sustainable farming practices that ensure the responsible use of natural resources, safeguard biodiversity, and uphold higher animal welfare standards. One pathway to achieving these objectives is through the encouragement of…

Aistė G.
2025-07-09

Publications

Unveiling Determinants of Successful Dairy Farm Performance from Dairy Exporting EU Countries

The dairy sector is the second largest agricultural sector in the EU and Lithuania. It faces economic challenges (price volatility, farm consolidation and downsizing, etc.), but its importance outstrips other agricultural sectors (combining agro-systems and providing valuable food products for…

Aistė G.
2024-07-15

Publications

Assessment of the Lithuanian Pig Farming Sector via Prospective Farm Size

Scientists, politicians, and practitioners are debating the current structure of pig farms in Lithuania, as medium and small farms have almost disappeared over the past decade. The debated problem is whether the revitalization of medium and small pig farms would…

Aistė G.
2024-01-02

Publications

Pig Farming Prospects until 2030

The significance of pig farming is evident by the fact that more than half of meatconsumption is pork. However, production in the last decade in Lithuania is almost twiceas low as consumption, so more than half of pork and pork…

Aistė G.
2023-12-29

Projects

Assessment of the Possibilities of Implementing Higher Animal Welfare Requirements, Reducing GHG Emissions in Lithuanian Pig Farms, and the Prospects of Pig Farming in a 10-year Period

The main objective of this short-term research was to assess the prospects of Lithuanian pig farms over a 10-year period, implementing higher pig welfare requirements and reducing greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. To achieve this objective EU legislation on higher pig…

Aistė G.
2022-09-01

Projects

Administration of the Lithuanian Rural Development Programme 2014–2020 and Preparation for the Implementation and Administration of the Strategic Plan 2023–2027 for Agriculture and Rural Development of Lithuania

Expert Consultations RDP 2014-2020 & SP 2023-2027

Provision of expert consultation and recommendation preparation services. These services were intended to improve the implementation, management, and administration of the Lithuanian Rural Development Programme 2014–2020 and to prepare for the implementation and administration of the Strategic Plan 2023–2027 for…

Aistė G.
2022-03-08

Projects

Expert Consultations on the Strategic plan 2023–2027 for Agriculture and Rural Development of Lithuania

Expert consultations service provision on the Strategic Plan 2023–2027 for Agriculture and Rural Development of Lithuania was implemented during the period starting from November 2021 until March 2024. These consultations were intended to prepare the main document regulating the development…

Aistė G.
2021-11-08

Projects

Revision of the Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities and Threats Analysis for the CAP Strategic Plan in Accordance with the EC’s Comments

The SWOT analysis (Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities, and Threats) is a foundational element of the CAP Strategic Plan. Its primary purpose is to provide a clear, evidence-based snapshot of the current state of a Member State’s agricultural sector and rural areas.…

Aistė G.
2021-02-09

Projects

Modeling of Interventions in the Lithuanian Strategic Plan for Agriculture and Rural Development

The results of the project proposed necessary policy measures for the 2023–2027 CAP framework ensuring they effectively address the identified needs of the Lithuanian agricultural sector. The study estimated possible impact of these interventions on greenhouse gas emissions, biodiversity conservation,…

Aistė G.
2020-03-26