Ranked live — click a name to score
1
International Platform of Insects for Food and Feed (IPIFF)
86.5
Tier 1
2
European Federation of Animal Science (EAAP) — Study Commission on Insects (incl. Insect Genetics WG) and Study Commission on Genetics
84.6
Tier 1
3
European Forum for Animal Breeders (EFFAB) — Code EFABAR
82.6
Tier 1
4
European Commission — DG AGRI (animal breeding & agriculture)
82.5
Tier 1
5
European Commission — DG SANTE (food safety; novel foods)
82.3
Tier 1
6
Aquaculture breeders and quantitative geneticists
82.2
Tier 1
7
Leading European insect & honeybee genetics research groups
79.9
Tier 1
8
COLOSS network
79.5
Tier 1
9
BeeBreed.eu — centralised honeybee genetic evaluation system
78.3
Tier 1
10
European Food Safety Authority (EFSA)
77.8
Tier 1
11
Roslin Institute (University of Edinburgh)
77.5
Tier 1
12
CBD / Nagoya Protocol national focal points
77.4
Tier 1
13
Large-livestock breeders and quantitative geneticists
75.1
Tier 1
14
World Congress on Genetics Applied to Livestock Production (WCGALP)
72.3
Tier 1
15
University of Cambridge
72.3
Tier 1
16
Feed manufacturers (aquafeed, pet-food, poultry-feed)
72.3
Tier 1
17
Innovafeed (France)
71.7
Tier 1
18
International Conference Insects to Feed the World (5th Edition)
71.3
Tier 1
19
SYSAAF — French Poultry and Aquaculture Breeders Technical Centre
70.5
Tier 1
20
National competent authorities (zootechnical, feed & food safety)
69.7
Tier 1
21
Precision-livestock-farming / phenotyping & machine-learning researchers
69.5
Tier 1
22
Protix (Netherlands)
69.2
Tier 1
23
Specialised peer-reviewed journals
69.0
Tier 1
24
Insecta conference (annual, Germany)
68.6
Tier 1
25
Adjacent EU-funded research projects in insect & honeybee science
68.4
Tier 1
26
National & regional honeybee breeding associations
68.2
Tier 1
27
Early-Career Investigators (PhDs, postdocs)
68.1
Tier 1
28
Ÿnsect (France)
66.7
Tier 1
29
BetaBugs (United Kingdom)
66.0
Tier 1
30
Hendrix Genetics (insect division)
66.0
Tier 1
31
ITC research communities
65.8
Tier 1
32
Commercial beekeepers
65.3
Tier 1
33
Better Origin (United Kingdom)
63.6
Tier 2
34
FlyGenetics
60.4
Tier 2
35
European Commission — DG RTD (research & innovation)
57.8
Tier 2
36
Instrumental-insemination & honeybee mating-station service providers
57.8
Tier 2
37
ICAR — International Committee for Animal Recording
52.5
Tier 2
38
Other European insect-farming SMEs (mealworm, cricket, BSF)
48.1
Tier 2
39
Adjacent insect-farming technology providers (substrate, rearing equipment, automation, sensors)
43.0
Tier 3
40
National beekeeper federations
36.9
Tier 3
In the sample the list is fixed. In the live instrument it re-orders as you score.
International Platform of Insects for Food and Feed (IPIFF)Open full page
Industry — insect producers · WG4·WG7·WG8
Salience i
Power4
Legitimacy5
Urgency4
Salience — why these scores?
Members write their reasoning here. Inactive in this sample.
Interest i
Interest5
Interest — why these scores?
Members write their reasoning here. Inactive in this sample.
Influence & impact i
Influence86
Impact5
Influence & impact — why these scores?
Members write their reasoning here. Inactive in this sample.
Engagement i
Current level2
Target level5
Engagement — why these scores?
Members write their reasoning here. Inactive in this sample.
SWOT i
Strength4
Weakness3
Opportunity5
Threat3
SWOT — why these scores?
Members write their reasoning here. Inactive in this sample.
Overall score86.5
TierTier 1
Salience classDefinitive
Power-InterestManage closely
Influence-ImpactKey player
EngagementConsult → Empower, gap 3
Deliverable-criticalYes
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30Salience
20Influence & impact
15Power-interest
15Deliverable-critical
10Engagement gap
10SWOT
Thresholds
Tier 1 at 65 · Tier 2 at 45 · sensitivity band ±3 · high-effort marker at gap 75
Overall score = Σ (normalised value × weight) ÷ Σ weights. The divisor is the weight total, so the six need not add to 100.
Top 10 across all eight lenses
| # | Stakeholder | Category | Sal | P-I | I-I | D-C | Gap | SWOT | Score | Tier |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | International Platform of Insects for Food and Feed (IPIFF) D | Industry — insect producers | 83 | 88 | 93 | 100 | 75 | 73 | 86.5 | Tier 1 |
| 2 | European Federation of Animal Science (EAAP) — Study Commission on Insects (incl. Insect Genetics WG) and Study Commission on Genetics D | Academia & research networks | 83 | 88 | 94 | 100 | 50 | 77 | 84.6 | Tier 1 |
| 3 | European Forum for Animal Breeders (EFFAB) — Code EFABAR D | Standards & governance | 75 | 75 | 90 | 100 | 75 | 83 | 82.6 | Tier 1 |
| 4 | European Commission — DG AGRI (animal breeding & agriculture) D | Policy & regulatory | 75 | 75 | 92 | 100 | 75 | 78 | 82.5 | Tier 1 |
| 5 | European Commission — DG SANTE (food safety; novel foods) D | Policy & regulatory | 75 | 75 | 91 | 100 | 75 | 78 | 82.3 | Tier 1 |
| 6 | Aquaculture breeders and quantitative geneticists D | Academia & research networks | 75 | 75 | 91 | 100 | 75 | 77 | 82.2 | Tier 1 |
| 7 | Leading European insect & honeybee genetics research groups D | Academia & research networks | 75 | 75 | 92 | 100 | 50 | 77 | 79.9 | Tier 1 |
| 8 | COLOSS network D | Academia & research networks | 75 | 75 | 90 | 100 | 50 | 77 | 79.5 | Tier 1 |
| 9 | BeeBreed.eu — centralised honeybee genetic evaluation system D | Industry — honeybee sector | 75 | 75 | 90 | 100 | 50 | 65 | 78.3 | Tier 1 |
| 10 | European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) D | Policy & regulatory | 75 | 63 | 90 | 100 | 50 | 78 | 77.8 | Tier 1 |
| 11 | Roslin Institute (University of Edinburgh) D | Academia & research networks | 75 | 63 | 89 | 100 | 50 | 77 | 77.5 | Tier 1 |
| 12 | CBD / Nagoya Protocol national focal points D | Policy & regulatory | 83 | 63 | 76 | 100 | 50 | 78 | 77.4 | Tier 1 |
| 13 | Large-livestock breeders and quantitative geneticists D | Academia & research networks | 67 | 63 | 89 | 100 | 50 | 77 | 75.1 | Tier 1 |
| 14 | World Congress on Genetics Applied to Livestock Production (WCGALP) D | Academia & research networks | 67 | 63 | 75 | 100 | 50 | 77 | 72.3 | Tier 1 |
| 15 | University of Cambridge D | Academia & research networks | 67 | 63 | 75 | 100 | 50 | 77 | 72.3 | Tier 1 |
| 16 | Feed manufacturers (aquafeed, pet-food, poultry-feed) D | Industry — downstream value chain | 58 | 75 | 74 | 100 | 75 | 63 | 72.3 | Tier 1 |
| 17 | Innovafeed (France) D | Industry — insect producers | 58 | 63 | 75 | 100 | 75 | 73 | 71.7 | Tier 1 |
| 18 | International Conference Insects to Feed the World (5th Edition) D | Networks & dissemination | 58 | 63 | 72 | 100 | 75 | 75 | 71.3 | Tier 1 |
| 19 | SYSAAF — French Poultry and Aquaculture Breeders Technical Centre D | Industry — breeding & genetics services | 58 | 63 | 73 | 100 | 75 | 65 | 70.5 | Tier 1 |
| 20 | National competent authorities (zootechnical, feed & food safety) D | Policy & regulatory | 58 | 63 | 75 | 100 | 50 | 78 | 69.7 | Tier 1 |
| 21 | Precision-livestock-farming / phenotyping & machine-learning researchers D | Academia & research networks | 50 | 50 | 84 | 100 | 75 | 77 | 69.5 | Tier 1 |
| 22 | Protix (Netherlands) D | Industry — insect producers | 58 | 63 | 75 | 100 | 50 | 73 | 69.2 | Tier 1 |
| 23 | Specialised peer-reviewed journals D | Networks & dissemination | 58 | 63 | 73 | 100 | 50 | 75 | 69.0 | Tier 1 |
| 24 | Insecta conference (annual, Germany) D | Networks & dissemination | 58 | 63 | 71 | 100 | 50 | 75 | 68.6 | Tier 1 |
| 25 | Adjacent EU-funded research projects in insect & honeybee science D | Capacity & cross-cutting | 58 | 63 | 72 | 100 | 50 | 71 | 68.4 | Tier 1 |
| 26 | National & regional honeybee breeding associations D | Industry — honeybee sector | 58 | 63 | 74 | 100 | 50 | 65 | 68.2 | Tier 1 |
| 27 | Early-Career Investigators (PhDs, postdocs) D | Capacity & cross-cutting | 58 | 50 | 68 | 100 | 75 | 71 | 68.1 | Tier 1 |
| 28 | Ÿnsect (France) D | Industry — insect producers | 50 | 50 | 72 | 100 | 75 | 73 | 66.7 | Tier 1 |
| 29 | BetaBugs (United Kingdom) D | Industry — insect producers | 50 | 63 | 71 | 100 | 50 | 73 | 66.0 | Tier 1 |
| 30 | Hendrix Genetics (insect division) D | Industry — breeding & genetics services | 50 | 63 | 75 | 100 | 50 | 65 | 66.0 | Tier 1 |
| 31 | ITC research communities D | Capacity & cross-cutting | 58 | 50 | 69 | 100 | 50 | 71 | 65.8 | Tier 1 |
| 32 | Commercial beekeepers D | Industry — honeybee sector | 50 | 50 | 69 | 100 | 75 | 65 | 65.3 | Tier 1 |
| 33 | Better Origin (United Kingdom) D | Industry — insect producers | 50 | 50 | 69 | 100 | 50 | 73 | 63.6 | Tier 2 |
| 34 | FlyGenetics D | Industry — breeding & genetics services | 42 | 50 | 69 | 100 | 50 | 65 | 60.4 | Tier 2 |
| 35 | European Commission — DG RTD (research & innovation) | Policy & regulatory | 67 | 63 | 77 | 0 | 50 | 78 | 57.8 | Tier 2 |
| 36 | Instrumental-insemination & honeybee mating-station service providers D | Industry — breeding & genetics services | 42 | 38 | 65 | 100 | 50 | 65 | 57.8 | Tier 2 |
| 37 | ICAR — International Committee for Animal Recording | Standards & governance | 67 | 50 | 58 | 0 | 50 | 83 | 52.5 | Tier 2 |
| 38 | Other European insect-farming SMEs (mealworm, cricket, BSF) | Industry — insect producers | 42 | 50 | 66 | 0 | 75 | 73 | 48.1 | Tier 2 |
| 39 | Adjacent insect-farming technology providers (substrate, rearing equipment, automation, sensors) | Capacity & cross-cutting | 42 | 50 | 54 | 0 | 50 | 71 | 43.0 | Tier 3 |
| 40 | National beekeeper federations | Industry — honeybee sector | 33 | 38 | 49 | 0 | 50 | 65 | 36.9 | Tier 3 |
Communication plan
| Group | Key message | Channel | Frequency | Owner | KPI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EU policymakers (DG SANTE, DG AGRI, EFSA) | Insect-IMP delivers the breeding-quality evidence base your novel-food and zootechnical decisions currently lack. | Policy briefs; targeted meetings; position paper | Milestone-driven | WG7 + Stakeholder lead | ≥2 briefings; position-paper acknowledgement |
| National competent authorities | Recognised insect-breeding standards enable consistent national implementation. | National-delegate briefings | Twice/year | National delegates + WG7 | ≥5 national briefings (ITC-weighted) |
| EAAP / WCGALP / academic networks | Insect breeding is now a first-class strand of animal genetics — join the sessions and co-author. | Conference sessions; joint workshops | Per congress cycle | WG leads | ≥1 dedicated session per venue/year |
| Aquaculture & livestock breeders | Your batch-phenotype and genetic-evaluation methods transfer directly to insects — help us adapt them. | STSMs; joint workshops; co-publication | Rolling | WG3/WG5/WG6 leads | ≥3 STSMs; ≥2 co-authored papers |
| IPIFF & insect producers | Shared breeding standards de-risk your scale-up and unlock predictable genetic gain. | IPIFF Secretariat; industry workshops | Quarterly | Stakeholder lead + WG4 | IPIFF slot secured; ≥5 producers engaged |
| Breeding & genetics services (Hendrix, SYSAAF, FlyGenetics) | Neutral, pre-competitive methods you can adopt without exposing proprietary lines. | Senior bilateral engagement | Milestone-driven | Chair + WG6 lead | ≥3 reference programmes benchmarked |
| Honeybee sector (BeeBreed, associations, beekeepers) | Modern genetic evaluation that finally works for commercial beekeeping, not just research stations. | COLOSS; national associations; BeeBreed link | Twice/year | WG2/WG6 leads | BeeBreed data link; commercial-beekeeper consultation |
| Standards & governance (EFFAB / Code EFABAR) | Our recommendations are built to comply with and extend Code EFABAR from day one. | Formal liaison | Milestone-driven | WG7 + Chair | Code EFABAR alignment confirmed |
| Dissemination venues & journals | High-quality, open-access insect-breeding knowledge, ready for your audience. | Special issues; symposia; social media | Rolling | WG7 | ≥1 special issue; ≥6 papers |
| ITC communities & ECIs | This is where the next generation of European insect-breeding leaders is built. | STSMs; Training Schools; targeted invitations | Rolling | WG8 lead | ≥50% ITC at public events; ECI leadership roles |
Risk linkage
| # | MoU risk | Stakeholders affected | L | I | Mitigation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Difficulty recruiting missing expertise or stakeholders | Leading research groups; aquaculture/livestock experts; 'missing' target species | 1 | 1 | Multi-platform representation; WG8 actively recruits adjacent partners. |
| 2 | Hesitation of industry members to share information | IPIFF; Protix; Innovafeed; Hendrix; SYSAAF; FlyGenetics; large in-house groups | 2 | 2 | NDAs and data anonymisation; neutral pre-competitive framing (Stakeholder lead + WG4). |
| 3 | Loss of Working Group leaders or crucial members | WG leads; core research groups | 1 | 3 | Roles doubled up; central repository for handover (Chair + Core Group). |
| 4 | Lack of protocol cohesion between target species | Honeybee associations vs BSF/mealworm producers; 'missing' species | 3 | 1 | WG8 supports under-represented species; actively consult representatives. |
| 5 | Lack of current research projects on Action topics | Adjacent EU-funded projects; feed manufacturers; producers | 2 | 3 | Secure industry support; back members in funding collaborations (Chair + WG7). |
| 6 | Lack of accessibility (political instability / pandemic) | ITC participants; national associations; international partners (ICIPE, CEIF) | 2 | 3 | Hybrid delivery; schedule & locate events for accessibility (all WGs). |
| 7 | Failure to engage stakeholders (analytical addition, not among the six risks in MoU §4.1.3) | All D-Critical groups, esp. policymakers & commercial beekeepers | 2 | 3 | Stakeholder analysis (this workbook) + Sept meeting; needs questionnaire; retention-focused dissemination. |
Sustainability map
| Pillar | What it delivers | Anchor stakeholders | First step |
|---|---|---|---|
| European Insect Breeding & Genetics Hub (standards + consultancy) | Durable home for the Action's breeding standards, phenotyping protocols and genetic-evaluation models; mixed revenue (membership, consultancy, training). | EAAP Insect Commission; IPIFF; EFFAB; Hendrix/SYSAAF; leading research groups | Draft a one-page Hub concept note; test appetite with EAAP & IPIFF at the Sept meeting. |
| Code IBeFABAR — insect-breeding standards instrument | Voluntary responsible-breeding code for insects, extending EFFAB's Code EFABAR; certification/market-signal layer. | EFFAB; IPIFF; national breeding & beekeeping associations | Open a formal EFFAB liaison on extending Code EFABAR to insects. |
| International network (global reach) | Formal collaboration linking the European hub to ICIPE (Nairobi) and CEIF (USA); science-diplomacy positioning. | ICIPE; CEIF; COLOSS; WCGALP | Scope memoranda of understanding; position through EAAP and IPIFF international channels. |
| Genomics & phenotyping data commons | FAIR, anonymised insect & honeybee breeding data infrastructure; builds on reference genomes & BeeBreed. | BeeBreed; ICAR; leading research groups; ML/PLF researchers | Define a minimal FAIR data schema; pilot with BeeBreed and one BSF producer. |
| Successor funding pipeline | Horizon Europe / MSCA / international proposals that fund the Hub's first operational years. | DG RTD; related COST Actions & Horizon projects; GSS grant-writing team | Grant-writing retreat (Year 3–4) to produce submission-ready proposals. |
Round robin
| Round | Focus | Core question | Who is in the room | Output | Timing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Round 1 | Scoping & stakeholder prioritisation | Which stakeholder groups must be engaged first, and what does 'engaged' mean for each? | Core Group; WG7 & WG8 leads; stakeholder lead (VM grantee) | Agreed critical-stakeholder list; validated priority tiers; this workbook signed off | |
| Round 2 | Academic & method anchors | Which adjacent-field methods transfer to insects, and who will bring them in? | EAAP Insect Commission & Genetics Commission; aquaculture and large-livestock quantitative geneticists; COLOSS | EAAP session secured; STSM matches agreed; method-transfer shortlist for WG3/WG5/WG6 | |
| Round 3 | Industry outreach | What will make producers and breeding-services firms share data pre-competitively? | IPIFF Secretariat; Protix; Innovafeed; Ynsect; BetaBugs; Better Origin; Hendrix Genetics; FlyGenetics; SYSAAF | Confidentiality model agreed; breeding-objective and phenotyping case studies committed | |
| Round 4 | September stakeholder meeting | What does the Action need from policy, industry and standards bodies in its final year? | DG SANTE; DG AGRI; EFSA; EFFAB; IPIFF; EAAP; national competent authorities; ITC delegates | Shared agenda for Year 4; position-paper scope agreed; co-signature candidates identified | |
| Round 5 | Honeybee sector consolidation | How do we make genetic evaluation work for commercial beekeeping, not only research stations? | BeeBreed.eu coordinators; national and regional breeding associations; commercial beekeepers; instrumental-insemination providers | BeeBreed data link scoped; commercial-beekeeper protocol gap documented for D6.1/D6.2 | |
| Round 6 | Policy & standards alignment | How do Insect-IMP outputs map onto Code EFABAR, Reg. 2016/1012 and novel-food evidence needs? | EFFAB Code EFABAR lead; DG SANTE Novel Food Unit; DG AGRI zootechnical desk; EFSA panels; ICAR | Pre-normative input package; Code EFABAR extension scoped; policy brief outline | |
| Round 7 | Position-paper co-production | What can the Action state jointly with its stakeholders that none could state alone? | Deliverable-critical stakeholders across all categories; 10 to 15 participants maximum | Drafted position paper with agreed co-signatories | |
| Round 8 | Data Training School, Volos | What FAIR data and standards capability does the field need to sustain breeding programmes? | Machine-learning and phenotyping researchers; ITC communities; early-career investigators; data-infrastructure actors | Training School delivered; data-schema pilot agreed; trained cohort for the PASP | |
| Round 9 | Dissemination, uptake & PASP planning | How do the Action's outputs continue beyond Year 4, and through which structure? | Core Group; IPIFF; EFFAB; EAAP; ICIPE; CEIF; DG RTD; journals and conference organisers | Uptake plan; PASP scoping toward a European Insect Breeding & Genetics Hub; funding pipeline |