In its 3rd phase, the focus of the cooperation project is on sustainable, environmentally and climate-friendly animal breeding and husbandry. With a view to the current challenges in modern animal husbandry, practical, innovative approaches to solutions are developed and made broadly effective. The focus is on establishing sustainable dialogue forums (so-called innovation networks) for the most important local and national actors as well as European business partners to disseminate the best practices identified. In this context, the active participation of the main economic partners remains a basic prerequisite. Chinese partner companies in the cattle and pig sector also continue to be an important element of these networks with regard to joint testing and disseminating of new technical solutions.

The project approach is based on four central topics: i) Farm biosecurity and inter-company animal identification systems, ii) Innovative breeding approaches in the cattle and pig sector, iii) Animal-friendly husbandry and performance-based feeding systems, and iv) Environmental and climate compatibility, particularly with regard to nutrient cycles, emission reduction, manure management and the interlinking of animal husbandry and crop production.

The operational partner on the Chinese side is the National Animal Husbandry Service (NAHS), which coordinates project participation on the Chinese side.