What this is
Every Task Force member scored the stakeholder register independently, without seeing anyone else's answers. This page puts those submissions side by side. Nothing has been averaged, because an average would produce a number nobody actually holds and would hide the one thing worth knowing, which is where we disagree and why.
Master is the analytical starting position. Each named column is one member's own scoring. Spread is the distance between the highest and lowest member score for that stakeholder, and it is the column that sets the agenda: a large spread means the team genuinely disagrees and the workshop should spend time there.
Cells shaded amber under a member's name mark a rating they changed from the starting position. Green and red on the score columns mark movement of five points or more.
How the workshop will use it
Start at Where we disagree. Those are the rows where a decision is genuinely open. Everything with a small spread can be agreed in a minute, which is what buys the time to argue properly about the rest.
Read the reasoning before the meeting, not during it. What people wrote collects every comment by author, so you can see one person's whole argument in one place. Stakeholder by stakeholder arranges the same material the other way.
Handling
This document contains named colleagues' candid assessments of named organisations, including weaknesses and threats. It is a working paper for the Task Force. Please do not circulate it outside the Action.
Where we disagree
Stakeholders with a spread of 10 points or more, widest first. These are the conversations worth having. 8 of 40 qualify.
| # | Stakeholder | Category | Master | Katrin | Marc | Spread |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27 | National & regional honeybee breeding associationsD-critical | Industry — honeybee sector | 68.2 | 80.0 | 58.6 | 21.4 |
| 1 | European Commission — DG SANTE (food safety; novel foods)D-critical | Policy & regulatory | 82.3 | 77.7 | 95.0 | 17.3 |
| 29 | Commercial beekeepersD-critical | Industry — honeybee sector | 65.3 | 74.7 | 57.6 | 17.1 |
| 30 | National beekeeper federations | Industry — honeybee sector | 36.9 | 51.7 | 36.9 | 14.8 |
| 31 | Feed manufacturers (aquafeed, pet-food, poultry-feed)D-critical | Industry — downstream value chain | 72.3 | 72.3 | 86.8 | 14.5 |
| 22 | Other European insect-farming SMEs (mealworm, cricket, BSF) | Industry — insect producers | 48.1 | 48.1 | 60.2 | 12.1 |
| 26 | Instrumental-insemination & honeybee mating-station service providersD-critical | Industry — breeding & genetics services | 57.8 | 69.9 | 57.8 | 12.1 |
| 23 | Hendrix Genetics (insect division)D-critical | Industry — breeding & genetics services | 66.0 | 66.0 | 78.0 | 12.0 |
Full comparison
All 40 stakeholders in master ranking order. Click any name to jump to its detail.
| # | Stakeholder | Category | Master | Katrin | Marc | Spread |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 | International Platform of Insects for Food and Feed (IPIFF)D-critical | Industry — insect producers | 86.5 | 86.5 | 84.0 | 2.5 |
| 7 | European Federation of Animal Science (EAAP) — Study Commission on Insects (incl. Insect Genetics WG) and Study Commission on GeneticsD-critical | Academia & research networks | 84.6 | 84.6 | 84.6 | 0.0 |
| 32 | European Forum for Animal Breeders (EFFAB) — Code EFABARD-critical | Standards & governance | 82.6 | 82.6 | 82.6 | 0.0 |
| 2 | European Commission — DG AGRI (animal breeding & agriculture)D-critical | Policy & regulatory | 82.5 | 82.5 | 82.5 | 0.0 |
| 1 | European Commission — DG SANTE (food safety; novel foods)D-critical | Policy & regulatory | 82.3 | 77.7 | 95.0 | 17.3 |
| 12 | Aquaculture breeders and quantitative geneticistsD-critical | Academia & research networks | 82.2 | 82.2 | 82.2 | 0.0 |
| 14 | Leading European insect & honeybee genetics research groupsD-critical | Academia & research networks | 79.9 | 79.9 | 79.9 | 0.0 |
| 9 | COLOSS networkD-critical | Academia & research networks | 79.5 | 81.7 | 79.5 | 2.2 |
| 28 | BeeBreed.eu — centralised honeybee genetic evaluation systemD-critical | Industry — honeybee sector | 78.3 | 80.5 | 78.3 | 2.2 |
| 4 | European Food Safety Authority (EFSA)D-critical | Policy & regulatory | 77.8 | 77.8 | 77.8 | 0.0 |
| 10 | Roslin Institute (University of Edinburgh)D-critical | Academia & research networks | 77.5 | 77.5 | 77.5 | 0.0 |
| 6 | CBD / Nagoya Protocol national focal pointsD-critical | Policy & regulatory | 77.4 | 77.4 | 72.0 | 5.4 |
| 13 | Large-livestock breeders and quantitative geneticistsD-critical | Academia & research networks | 75.1 | 75.1 | 75.1 | 0.0 |
| 8 | World Congress on Genetics Applied to Livestock Production (WCGALP)D-critical | Academia & research networks | 72.3 | 72.3 | 72.3 | 0.0 |
| 11 | University of CambridgeD-critical | Academia & research networks | 72.3 | 72.3 | 72.3 | 0.0 |
| 31 | Feed manufacturers (aquafeed, pet-food, poultry-feed)D-critical | Industry — downstream value chain | 72.3 | 72.3 | 86.8 | 14.5 |
| 18 | Innovafeed (France)D-critical | Industry — insect producers | 71.7 | 71.7 | 71.7 | 0.0 |
| 35 | International Conference Insects to Feed the World (5th Edition)D-critical | Networks & dissemination | 71.3 | 71.3 | 71.3 | 0.0 |
| 25 | SYSAAF — French Poultry and Aquaculture Breeders Technical CentreD-critical | Industry — breeding & genetics services | 70.5 | 70.5 | 70.5 | 0.0 |
| 5 | National competent authorities (zootechnical, feed & food safety)D-critical | Policy & regulatory | 69.7 | 69.7 | 69.7 | 0.0 |
| 15 | Precision-livestock-farming / phenotyping & machine-learning researchersD-critical | Academia & research networks | 69.5 | 69.5 | 79.2 | 9.7 |
| 17 | Protix (Netherlands)D-critical | Industry — insect producers | 69.2 | 69.2 | 76.5 | 7.3 |
| 36 | Specialised peer-reviewed journalsD-critical | Networks & dissemination | 69.0 | 69.0 | 69.0 | 0.0 |
| 34 | Insecta conference (annual, Germany)D-critical | Networks & dissemination | 68.6 | 68.6 | 68.6 | 0.0 |
| 38 | Adjacent EU-funded research projects in insect & honeybee scienceD-critical | Capacity & cross-cutting | 68.4 | 68.4 | 68.4 | 0.0 |
| 27 | National & regional honeybee breeding associationsD-critical | Industry — honeybee sector | 68.2 | 80.0 | 58.6 | 21.4 |
| 40 | Early-Career Investigators (PhDs, postdocs)D-critical | Capacity & cross-cutting | 68.1 | 68.3 | 68.1 | 0.2 |
| 19 | Ÿnsect (France)D-critical | Industry — insect producers | 66.7 | 66.7 | 66.7 | 0.0 |
| 20 | BetaBugs (United Kingdom)D-critical | Industry — insect producers | 66.0 | 66.0 | 66.0 | 0.0 |
| 23 | Hendrix Genetics (insect division)D-critical | Industry — breeding & genetics services | 66.0 | 66.0 | 78.0 | 12.0 |
| 39 | ITC research communitiesD-critical | Capacity & cross-cutting | 65.8 | 65.8 | 65.8 | 0.0 |
| 29 | Commercial beekeepersD-critical | Industry — honeybee sector | 65.3 | 74.7 | 57.6 | 17.1 |
| 21 | Better Origin (United Kingdom)D-critical | Industry — insect producers | 63.6 | 63.6 | 63.6 | 0.0 |
| 24 | FlyGeneticsD-critical | Industry — breeding & genetics services | 60.4 | 60.4 | 60.4 | 0.0 |
| 3 | European Commission — DG RTD (research & innovation) | Policy & regulatory | 57.8 | 57.8 | 57.8 | 0.0 |
| 26 | Instrumental-insemination & honeybee mating-station service providersD-critical | Industry — breeding & genetics services | 57.8 | 69.9 | 57.8 | 12.1 |
| 33 | ICAR — International Committee for Animal Recording | Standards & governance | 52.5 | 52.5 | 52.5 | 0.0 |
| 22 | Other European insect-farming SMEs (mealworm, cricket, BSF) | Industry — insect producers | 48.1 | 48.1 | 60.2 | 12.1 |
| 37 | Adjacent insect-farming technology providers (substrate, rearing equipment, automation, sensors) | Capacity & cross-cutting | 43.0 | 43.0 | 43.0 | 0.0 |
| 30 | National beekeeper federations | Industry — honeybee sector | 36.9 | 51.7 | 36.9 | 14.8 |
Stakeholder by stakeholder
Every lens, every member, and everything written about each one. Ordered by spread, so the contested ones come first.
27. National & regional honeybee breeding associationsIndustry — honeybee sectordeliverable-criticalspread 21.4
| Lens | Master | Katrin | Marc |
|---|---|---|---|
| Power | 3 | 4 | 2 |
| Legitimacy | 4 | 5 | 4 |
| Urgency | 3 | 4 | 2 |
| Interest | 4 | 5 | 3 |
| Influence | 72 | 78 | 62 |
| Impact | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| Engagement now | 2 | 3 | 2 |
| Engagement target | 4 | 5 | 4 |
| Strength | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| Weakness | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| Opportunity | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| Threat | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Overall score | 68.2 | 80.0 | 58.6 |
Katrin VogelWorking Group Leader (WG5)changed: Power, Legitimacy, Urgency, Interest, Influence, Engagement now, Engagement target
Salience, why scored: National breeding associations hold the queens, the recorders and the data. Nothing in WG5 lands without them and I would score power at 4, not 3.
Engagement, why scored: We are already involved with three of them through the German and Austrian associations, so current sits at involve rather than consult.
Marc DelaunayExternal Stakeholder (insect production, value chain)changed: Power, Urgency, Interest, Influence
Salience, why scored: Same caveat. I have scored these low and I would defer to the honeybee members entirely.
1. European Commission — DG SANTE (food safety; novel foods)Policy & regulatorydeliverable-criticalspread 17.3
| Lens | Master | Katrin | Marc |
|---|---|---|---|
| Power | 5 | 5 | 5 |
| Legitimacy | 4 | 4 | 5 |
| Urgency | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| Interest | 3 | 2 | 4 |
| Influence | 82 | 78 | 90 |
| Impact | 5 | 5 | 5 |
| Engagement now | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Engagement target | 4 | 4 | 5 |
| Strength | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| Weakness | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| Opportunity | 5 | 5 | 5 |
| Threat | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Overall score | 82.3 | 77.7 | 95.0 |
Katrin VogelWorking Group Leader (WG5)changed: Urgency, Interest, Influence
Salience, why scored: I would lower urgency. Novel-food authorisation matters for feed and food, but on the honeybee side of this Action DG SANTE is not a live actor in the next two years.
Interest, why scored: Their interest in us is close to nil until we have something to submit.
💬 D-Critical: Not disputing the D-Critical flag, but the anchor at §2.2.2 reads to me as covering the feed pathway only.
Marc DelaunayExternal Stakeholder (insect production, value chain)changed: Legitimacy, Urgency, Interest, Influence, Engagement target
Salience, why scored: Maximum on all three. Nothing our members do reaches a market without novel-food clearance, and the review timetable is running now.
Influence & impact, why scored: Influence at 90. They do not merely influence the field, they gate it.
💬 D-Critical: Strongly agree with the flag. I would go further and say this is the single dependency most likely to delay D4.2.
29. Commercial beekeepersIndustry — honeybee sectordeliverable-criticalspread 17.1
| Lens | Master | Katrin | Marc |
|---|---|---|---|
| Power | 2 | 3 | 2 |
| Legitimacy | 4 | 5 | 3 |
| Urgency | 3 | 4 | 2 |
| Interest | 4 | 5 | 3 |
| Influence | 62 | 68 | 54 |
| Impact | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| Engagement now | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| Engagement target | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| Strength | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| Weakness | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| Opportunity | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| Threat | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Overall score | 65.3 | 74.7 | 57.6 |
Katrin VogelWorking Group Leader (WG5)changed: Power, Legitimacy, Urgency, Interest, Influence, Engagement now
Salience, why scored: Commercial beekeepers carry the legitimacy in this sector. If they reject a breeding-value protocol it does not matter what the science says.
💬 D-Critical: I would make this one deliverable-critical. D5.1 (Phenotyping recommendations) needs field validation and only commercial operations can supply it at scale.
Marc DelaunayExternal Stakeholder (insect production, value chain)changed: Legitimacy, Urgency, Interest, Influence
Salience, why scored: Outside my competence, but from the value-chain side commercial beekeepers do not intersect with the insect-protein deliverables at all.
30. National beekeeper federationsIndustry — honeybee sectorspread 14.8
| Lens | Master | Katrin | Marc |
|---|---|---|---|
| Power | 2 | 3 | 2 |
| Legitimacy | 3 | 4 | 3 |
| Urgency | 2 | 3 | 2 |
| Interest | 3 | 4 | 3 |
| Influence | 48 | 58 | 48 |
| Impact | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| Engagement now | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Engagement target | 3 | 4 | 3 |
| Strength | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| Weakness | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| Opportunity | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| Threat | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Overall score | 36.9 | 51.7 | 36.9 |
Katrin VogelWorking Group Leader (WG5)changed: Power, Legitimacy, Urgency, Interest, Influence, Engagement target
Salience, why scored: Federations are the route to the membership. Scored too low. They are the ones who will or will not circulate a protocol to twenty thousand beekeepers.
31. Feed manufacturers (aquafeed, pet-food, poultry-feed)Industry — downstream value chaindeliverable-criticalspread 14.5
| Lens | Master | Katrin | Marc |
|---|---|---|---|
| Power | 4 | 4 | 5 |
| Legitimacy | 3 | 3 | 4 |
| Urgency | 3 | 3 | 4 |
| Interest | 4 | 4 | 5 |
| Influence | 72 | 72 | 80 |
| Impact | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| Engagement now | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Engagement target | 4 | 4 | 5 |
| Strength | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| Weakness | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| Opportunity | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| Threat | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Overall score | 72.3 | 72.3 | 86.8 |
Marc DelaunayExternal Stakeholder (insect production, value chain)changed: Power, Legitimacy, Urgency, Interest, Influence, Engagement target
Salience, why scored: Feed manufacturers are the buyers. Their specification decides which traits are worth breeding for, so power and interest are both understated here.
Influence & impact, why scored: We depend on them for the trait targets in WG4. Impact is a genuine 5.
💬 Register: Add the European Feed Manufacturers Federation explicitly. At the moment this row reads as a category with no door to knock on.
22. Other European insect-farming SMEs (mealworm, cricket, BSF)Industry — insect producersspread 12.1
| Lens | Master | Katrin | Marc |
|---|---|---|---|
| Power | 2 | 2 | 3 |
| Legitimacy | 3 | 3 | 4 |
| Urgency | 3 | 3 | 4 |
| Interest | 4 | 4 | 5 |
| Influence | 56 | 56 | 64 |
| Impact | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| Engagement now | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Engagement target | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| Strength | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| Weakness | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| Opportunity | 5 | 5 | 5 |
| Threat | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| Overall score | 48.1 | 48.1 | 60.2 |
Marc DelaunayExternal Stakeholder (insect production, value chain)changed: Power, Legitimacy, Urgency, Interest, Influence
Salience, why scored: The SME population is where adoption actually happens. Scored too low across the board because it is diffuse, not because it is unimportant.
26. Instrumental-insemination & honeybee mating-station service providersIndustry — breeding & genetics servicesdeliverable-criticalspread 12.1
| Lens | Master | Katrin | Marc |
|---|---|---|---|
| Power | 2 | 3 | 2 |
| Legitimacy | 3 | 4 | 3 |
| Urgency | 3 | 4 | 3 |
| Interest | 3 | 4 | 3 |
| Influence | 54 | 62 | 54 |
| Impact | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| Engagement now | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Engagement target | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| Strength | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| Weakness | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| Opportunity | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| Threat | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| Overall score | 57.8 | 69.9 | 57.8 |
Katrin VogelWorking Group Leader (WG5)changed: Power, Legitimacy, Urgency, Interest, Influence
Salience, why scored: Under-rated. Instrumental insemination is the controlled-mating bottleneck for every honeybee breeding programme in Europe. There are perhaps fifteen people who can do it well.
💬 Groups analysis: This group is much smaller and much more critical than the category suggests. Worth naming individuals rather than treating it as a constituency.
23. Hendrix Genetics (insect division)Industry — breeding & genetics servicesdeliverable-criticalspread 12.0
| Lens | Master | Katrin | Marc |
|---|---|---|---|
| Power | 4 | 4 | 5 |
| Legitimacy | 3 | 3 | 4 |
| Urgency | 2 | 2 | 3 |
| Interest | 3 | 3 | 4 |
| Influence | 74 | 74 | 82 |
| Impact | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| Engagement now | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Engagement target | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| Strength | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| Weakness | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| Opportunity | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| Threat | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| Overall score | 66.0 | 66.0 | 78.0 |
Marc DelaunayExternal Stakeholder (insect production, value chain)changed: Power, Legitimacy, Urgency, Interest, Influence
Salience, why scored: Hendrix brings fifty years of poultry and swine breeding practice into the insect space. Power at 5 and influence well above 74.
15. Precision-livestock-farming / phenotyping & machine-learning researchersAcademia & research networksdeliverable-criticalspread 9.7
| Lens | Master | Katrin | Marc |
|---|---|---|---|
| Power | 2 | 2 | 3 |
| Legitimacy | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| Urgency | 3 | 3 | 4 |
| Interest | 4 | 4 | 5 |
| Influence | 68 | 68 | 76 |
| Impact | 5 | 5 | 5 |
| Engagement now | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Engagement target | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| Strength | 5 | 5 | 5 |
| Weakness | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| Opportunity | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| Threat | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Overall score | 69.5 | 69.5 | 79.2 |
Marc DelaunayExternal Stakeholder (insect production, value chain)changed: Power, Urgency, Interest, Influence
Influence & impact, why scored: Phenotyping and machine-learning providers are the practical route to the trait data. Influence understated.
💬 Top 10: I would expect this group in the top ten, not outside it.
17. Protix (Netherlands)Industry — insect producersdeliverable-criticalspread 7.3
| Lens | Master | Katrin | Marc |
|---|---|---|---|
| Power | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| Legitimacy | 3 | 3 | 4 |
| Urgency | 3 | 3 | 4 |
| Interest | 3 | 3 | 4 |
| Influence | 74 | 74 | 78 |
| Impact | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| Engagement now | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Engagement target | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| Strength | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| Weakness | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| Opportunity | 5 | 5 | 5 |
| Threat | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| Overall score | 69.2 | 69.2 | 76.5 |
Marc DelaunayExternal Stakeholder (insect production, value chain)changed: Legitimacy, Urgency, Interest, Influence
Salience, why scored: Protix is the largest operator in Europe and the only one with a real breeding programme. Legitimacy and urgency both higher than scored.
6. CBD / Nagoya Protocol national focal pointsPolicy & regulatorydeliverable-criticalspread 5.4
| Lens | Master | Katrin | Marc |
|---|---|---|---|
| Power | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| Legitimacy | 5 | 5 | 5 |
| Urgency | 4 | 4 | 2 |
| Interest | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| Influence | 76 | 76 | 70 |
| Impact | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| Engagement now | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Engagement target | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| Strength | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| Weakness | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| Opportunity | 5 | 5 | 5 |
| Threat | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Overall score | 77.4 | 77.4 | 72.0 |
Marc DelaunayExternal Stakeholder (insect production, value chain)changed: Urgency, Influence
Salience, why scored: Nagoya matters, but for our members it is a compliance item rather than an active constraint. Urgency lower.
16. International Platform of Insects for Food and Feed (IPIFF)Industry — insect producersdeliverable-criticalspread 2.5
| Lens | Master | Katrin | Marc |
|---|---|---|---|
| Power | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| Legitimacy | 5 | 5 | 5 |
| Urgency | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| Interest | 5 | 5 | 5 |
| Influence | 86 | 86 | 86 |
| Impact | 5 | 5 | 5 |
| Engagement now | 2 | 2 | 3 |
| Engagement target | 5 | 5 | 5 |
| Strength | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| Weakness | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| Opportunity | 5 | 5 | 5 |
| Threat | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| Overall score | 86.5 | 86.5 | 84.0 |
Marc DelaunayExternal Stakeholder (insect production, value chain)changed: Engagement now
Engagement, why scored: We are further along than consult. IPIFF has already carried two of our position notes to the Commission, which is at least involve.
9. COLOSS networkAcademia & research networksdeliverable-criticalspread 2.2
| Lens | Master | Katrin | Marc |
|---|---|---|---|
| Power | 3 | 4 | 3 |
| Legitimacy | 5 | 5 | 5 |
| Urgency | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| Interest | 5 | 5 | 5 |
| Influence | 80 | 84 | 80 |
| Impact | 5 | 5 | 5 |
| Engagement now | 2 | 3 | 2 |
| Engagement target | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| Strength | 5 | 5 | 5 |
| Weakness | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| Opportunity | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| Threat | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Overall score | 79.5 | 81.7 | 79.5 |
Katrin VogelWorking Group Leader (WG5)changed: Power, Influence, Engagement now
Salience, why scored: COLOSS convenes the whole European honeybee research community. Power is higher than 3: they set the de facto standards through their BEEBOOK protocols.
28. BeeBreed.eu — centralised honeybee genetic evaluation systemIndustry — honeybee sectordeliverable-criticalspread 2.2
| Lens | Master | Katrin | Marc |
|---|---|---|---|
| Power | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| Legitimacy | 5 | 5 | 5 |
| Urgency | 3 | 4 | 3 |
| Interest | 4 | 5 | 4 |
| Influence | 80 | 84 | 80 |
| Impact | 5 | 5 | 5 |
| Engagement now | 2 | 3 | 2 |
| Engagement target | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| Strength | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| Weakness | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| Opportunity | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| Threat | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Overall score | 78.3 | 80.5 | 78.3 |
Katrin VogelWorking Group Leader (WG5)changed: Urgency, Interest, Influence, Engagement now
Salience, why scored: BeeBreed is the only functioning multi-country genetic evaluation in the sector. Urgency is higher than scored: the database migration decision falls in the next twelve months and we should be at the table for it.
Interest, why scored: Their interest is very high. They have asked us twice for phenotype protocols.
💬 Register: Contact is now the scientific coordinator at LIB Kirchhain, not the former address held here.
💬 Key individuals: Add the BeeBreed steering group secretary as the practical entry point. The scientific lead does not handle collaboration requests.
40. Early-Career Investigators (PhDs, postdocs)Capacity & cross-cuttingdeliverable-criticalspread 0.2
| Lens | Master | Katrin | Marc |
|---|---|---|---|
| Power | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Legitimacy | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| Urgency | 4 | 5 | 4 |
| Interest | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| Influence | 60 | 60 | 60 |
| Impact | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| Engagement now | 2 | 3 | 2 |
| Engagement target | 5 | 5 | 5 |
| Strength | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| Weakness | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| Opportunity | 5 | 5 | 5 |
| Threat | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Overall score | 68.1 | 68.3 | 68.1 |
Katrin VogelWorking Group Leader (WG5)changed: Urgency, Engagement now
Salience, why scored: ECI urgency is higher than scored. For a PhD finishing in 2027 this Action either produces a network or it does not, and that is decided now.
2. European Commission — DG AGRI (animal breeding & agriculture)Policy & regulatorydeliverable-criticalspread 0.0
| Lens | Master | Katrin | Marc |
|---|---|---|---|
| Power | 5 | 5 | 5 |
| Legitimacy | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| Urgency | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| Interest | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| Influence | 84 | 84 | 84 |
| Impact | 5 | 5 | 5 |
| Engagement now | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Engagement target | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| Strength | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| Weakness | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| Opportunity | 5 | 5 | 5 |
| Threat | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Overall score | 82.5 | 82.5 | 82.5 |
No written comment on this stakeholder.
3. European Commission — DG RTD (research & innovation)Policy & regulatoryspread 0.0
| Lens | Master | Katrin | Marc |
|---|---|---|---|
| Power | 5 | 5 | 5 |
| Legitimacy | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| Urgency | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Interest | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Influence | 78 | 78 | 78 |
| Impact | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| Engagement now | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Engagement target | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| Strength | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| Weakness | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| Opportunity | 5 | 5 | 5 |
| Threat | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Overall score | 57.8 | 57.8 | 57.8 |
No written comment on this stakeholder.
4. European Food Safety Authority (EFSA)Policy & regulatorydeliverable-criticalspread 0.0
| Lens | Master | Katrin | Marc |
|---|---|---|---|
| Power | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| Legitimacy | 5 | 5 | 5 |
| Urgency | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| Interest | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| Influence | 80 | 80 | 80 |
| Impact | 5 | 5 | 5 |
| Engagement now | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Engagement target | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| Strength | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| Weakness | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| Opportunity | 5 | 5 | 5 |
| Threat | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Overall score | 77.8 | 77.8 | 77.8 |
No written comment on this stakeholder.
5. National competent authorities (zootechnical, feed & food safety)Policy & regulatorydeliverable-criticalspread 0.0
| Lens | Master | Katrin | Marc |
|---|---|---|---|
| Power | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| Legitimacy | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| Urgency | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Interest | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| Influence | 74 | 74 | 74 |
| Impact | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| Engagement now | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Engagement target | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| Strength | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| Weakness | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| Opportunity | 5 | 5 | 5 |
| Threat | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Overall score | 69.7 | 69.7 | 69.7 |
No written comment on this stakeholder.
7. European Federation of Animal Science (EAAP) — Study Commission on Insects (incl. Insect Genetics WG) and Study Commission on GeneticsAcademia & research networksdeliverable-criticalspread 0.0
| Lens | Master | Katrin | Marc |
|---|---|---|---|
| Power | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| Legitimacy | 5 | 5 | 5 |
| Urgency | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| Interest | 5 | 5 | 5 |
| Influence | 88 | 88 | 88 |
| Impact | 5 | 5 | 5 |
| Engagement now | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| Engagement target | 5 | 5 | 5 |
| Strength | 5 | 5 | 5 |
| Weakness | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| Opportunity | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| Threat | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Overall score | 84.6 | 84.6 | 84.6 |
No written comment on this stakeholder.
8. World Congress on Genetics Applied to Livestock Production (WCGALP)Academia & research networksdeliverable-criticalspread 0.0
| Lens | Master | Katrin | Marc |
|---|---|---|---|
| Power | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| Legitimacy | 5 | 5 | 5 |
| Urgency | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| Interest | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| Influence | 74 | 74 | 74 |
| Impact | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| Engagement now | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Engagement target | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| Strength | 5 | 5 | 5 |
| Weakness | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| Opportunity | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| Threat | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Overall score | 72.3 | 72.3 | 72.3 |
No written comment on this stakeholder.
10. Roslin Institute (University of Edinburgh)Academia & research networksdeliverable-criticalspread 0.0
| Lens | Master | Katrin | Marc |
|---|---|---|---|
| Power | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| Legitimacy | 5 | 5 | 5 |
| Urgency | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| Interest | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| Influence | 78 | 78 | 78 |
| Impact | 5 | 5 | 5 |
| Engagement now | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Engagement target | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| Strength | 5 | 5 | 5 |
| Weakness | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| Opportunity | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| Threat | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Overall score | 77.5 | 77.5 | 77.5 |
No written comment on this stakeholder.
11. University of CambridgeAcademia & research networksdeliverable-criticalspread 0.0
| Lens | Master | Katrin | Marc |
|---|---|---|---|
| Power | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| Legitimacy | 5 | 5 | 5 |
| Urgency | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| Interest | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| Influence | 74 | 74 | 74 |
| Impact | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| Engagement now | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Engagement target | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| Strength | 5 | 5 | 5 |
| Weakness | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| Opportunity | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| Threat | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Overall score | 72.3 | 72.3 | 72.3 |
No written comment on this stakeholder.
12. Aquaculture breeders and quantitative geneticistsAcademia & research networksdeliverable-criticalspread 0.0
| Lens | Master | Katrin | Marc |
|---|---|---|---|
| Power | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| Legitimacy | 5 | 5 | 5 |
| Urgency | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| Interest | 5 | 5 | 5 |
| Influence | 82 | 82 | 82 |
| Impact | 5 | 5 | 5 |
| Engagement now | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Engagement target | 5 | 5 | 5 |
| Strength | 5 | 5 | 5 |
| Weakness | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| Opportunity | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| Threat | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Overall score | 82.2 | 82.2 | 82.2 |
Katrin VogelWorking Group Leader (WG5)
Engagement, why scored: Agree with the gap entirely, and it is the finding I would put in front of the Core Group first.
💬 Engagement: Suggest we approach them through the EAAP aquaculture commission rather than cold. Two of our WG3 people already publish with that group.
Marc DelaunayExternal Stakeholder (insect production, value chain)
Engagement, why scored: Agree, and I would add that the aquafeed companies are already working with these geneticists, so there is a commercial bridge as well as an academic one.
13. Large-livestock breeders and quantitative geneticistsAcademia & research networksdeliverable-criticalspread 0.0
| Lens | Master | Katrin | Marc |
|---|---|---|---|
| Power | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| Legitimacy | 5 | 5 | 5 |
| Urgency | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| Interest | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| Influence | 78 | 78 | 78 |
| Impact | 5 | 5 | 5 |
| Engagement now | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Engagement target | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| Strength | 5 | 5 | 5 |
| Weakness | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| Opportunity | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| Threat | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Overall score | 75.1 | 75.1 | 75.1 |
No written comment on this stakeholder.
14. Leading European insect & honeybee genetics research groupsAcademia & research networksdeliverable-criticalspread 0.0
| Lens | Master | Katrin | Marc |
|---|---|---|---|
| Power | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| Legitimacy | 5 | 5 | 5 |
| Urgency | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| Interest | 5 | 5 | 5 |
| Influence | 84 | 84 | 84 |
| Impact | 5 | 5 | 5 |
| Engagement now | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| Engagement target | 5 | 5 | 5 |
| Strength | 5 | 5 | 5 |
| Weakness | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| Opportunity | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| Threat | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Overall score | 79.9 | 79.9 | 79.9 |
No written comment on this stakeholder.
18. Innovafeed (France)Industry — insect producersdeliverable-criticalspread 0.0
| Lens | Master | Katrin | Marc |
|---|---|---|---|
| Power | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| Legitimacy | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| Urgency | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| Interest | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| Influence | 74 | 74 | 74 |
| Impact | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| Engagement now | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Engagement target | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| Strength | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| Weakness | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| Opportunity | 5 | 5 | 5 |
| Threat | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| Overall score | 71.7 | 71.7 | 71.7 |
No written comment on this stakeholder.
19. Ÿnsect (France)Industry — insect producersdeliverable-criticalspread 0.0
| Lens | Master | Katrin | Marc |
|---|---|---|---|
| Power | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| Legitimacy | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| Urgency | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| Interest | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| Influence | 68 | 68 | 68 |
| Impact | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| Engagement now | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Engagement target | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| Strength | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| Weakness | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| Opportunity | 5 | 5 | 5 |
| Threat | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| Overall score | 66.7 | 66.7 | 66.7 |
No written comment on this stakeholder.
20. BetaBugs (United Kingdom)Industry — insect producersdeliverable-criticalspread 0.0
| Lens | Master | Katrin | Marc |
|---|---|---|---|
| Power | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| Legitimacy | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| Urgency | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| Interest | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| Influence | 66 | 66 | 66 |
| Impact | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| Engagement now | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Engagement target | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| Strength | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| Weakness | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| Opportunity | 5 | 5 | 5 |
| Threat | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| Overall score | 66.0 | 66.0 | 66.0 |
No written comment on this stakeholder.
21. Better Origin (United Kingdom)Industry — insect producersdeliverable-criticalspread 0.0
| Lens | Master | Katrin | Marc |
|---|---|---|---|
| Power | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| Legitimacy | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| Urgency | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| Interest | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| Influence | 62 | 62 | 62 |
| Impact | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| Engagement now | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Engagement target | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| Strength | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| Weakness | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| Opportunity | 5 | 5 | 5 |
| Threat | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| Overall score | 63.6 | 63.6 | 63.6 |
No written comment on this stakeholder.
24. FlyGeneticsIndustry — breeding & genetics servicesdeliverable-criticalspread 0.0
| Lens | Master | Katrin | Marc |
|---|---|---|---|
| Power | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| Legitimacy | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| Urgency | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Interest | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| Influence | 62 | 62 | 62 |
| Impact | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| Engagement now | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Engagement target | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| Strength | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| Weakness | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| Opportunity | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| Threat | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| Overall score | 60.4 | 60.4 | 60.4 |
No written comment on this stakeholder.
25. SYSAAF — French Poultry and Aquaculture Breeders Technical CentreIndustry — breeding & genetics servicesdeliverable-criticalspread 0.0
| Lens | Master | Katrin | Marc |
|---|---|---|---|
| Power | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| Legitimacy | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| Urgency | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Interest | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| Influence | 70 | 70 | 70 |
| Impact | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| Engagement now | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Engagement target | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| Strength | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| Weakness | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| Opportunity | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| Threat | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| Overall score | 70.5 | 70.5 | 70.5 |
No written comment on this stakeholder.
32. European Forum for Animal Breeders (EFFAB) — Code EFABARStandards & governancedeliverable-criticalspread 0.0
| Lens | Master | Katrin | Marc |
|---|---|---|---|
| Power | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| Legitimacy | 5 | 5 | 5 |
| Urgency | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| Interest | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| Influence | 80 | 80 | 80 |
| Impact | 5 | 5 | 5 |
| Engagement now | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Engagement target | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| Strength | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| Weakness | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Opportunity | 5 | 5 | 5 |
| Threat | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Overall score | 82.6 | 82.6 | 82.6 |
No written comment on this stakeholder.
33. ICAR — International Committee for Animal RecordingStandards & governancespread 0.0
| Lens | Master | Katrin | Marc |
|---|---|---|---|
| Power | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| Legitimacy | 5 | 5 | 5 |
| Urgency | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Interest | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Influence | 66 | 66 | 66 |
| Impact | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| Engagement now | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Engagement target | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| Strength | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| Weakness | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Opportunity | 5 | 5 | 5 |
| Threat | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Overall score | 52.5 | 52.5 | 52.5 |
No written comment on this stakeholder.
34. Insecta conference (annual, Germany)Networks & disseminationdeliverable-criticalspread 0.0
| Lens | Master | Katrin | Marc |
|---|---|---|---|
| Power | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| Legitimacy | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| Urgency | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| Interest | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| Influence | 66 | 66 | 66 |
| Impact | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| Engagement now | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Engagement target | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| Strength | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| Weakness | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Opportunity | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| Threat | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Overall score | 68.6 | 68.6 | 68.6 |
No written comment on this stakeholder.
35. International Conference Insects to Feed the World (5th Edition)Networks & disseminationdeliverable-criticalspread 0.0
| Lens | Master | Katrin | Marc |
|---|---|---|---|
| Power | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| Legitimacy | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| Urgency | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| Interest | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| Influence | 68 | 68 | 68 |
| Impact | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| Engagement now | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Engagement target | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| Strength | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| Weakness | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Opportunity | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| Threat | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Overall score | 71.3 | 71.3 | 71.3 |
No written comment on this stakeholder.
36. Specialised peer-reviewed journalsNetworks & disseminationdeliverable-criticalspread 0.0
| Lens | Master | Katrin | Marc |
|---|---|---|---|
| Power | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| Legitimacy | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| Urgency | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| Interest | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| Influence | 70 | 70 | 70 |
| Impact | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| Engagement now | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Engagement target | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| Strength | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| Weakness | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Opportunity | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| Threat | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Overall score | 69.0 | 69.0 | 69.0 |
No written comment on this stakeholder.
37. Adjacent insect-farming technology providers (substrate, rearing equipment, automation, sensors)Capacity & cross-cuttingspread 0.0
| Lens | Master | Katrin | Marc |
|---|---|---|---|
| Power | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| Legitimacy | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| Urgency | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Interest | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| Influence | 58 | 58 | 58 |
| Impact | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| Engagement now | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Engagement target | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| Strength | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| Weakness | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| Opportunity | 5 | 5 | 5 |
| Threat | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Overall score | 43.0 | 43.0 | 43.0 |
No written comment on this stakeholder.
38. Adjacent EU-funded research projects in insect & honeybee scienceCapacity & cross-cuttingdeliverable-criticalspread 0.0
| Lens | Master | Katrin | Marc |
|---|---|---|---|
| Power | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| Legitimacy | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| Urgency | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| Interest | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| Influence | 68 | 68 | 68 |
| Impact | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| Engagement now | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Engagement target | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| Strength | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| Weakness | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| Opportunity | 5 | 5 | 5 |
| Threat | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Overall score | 68.4 | 68.4 | 68.4 |
No written comment on this stakeholder.
39. ITC research communitiesCapacity & cross-cuttingdeliverable-criticalspread 0.0
| Lens | Master | Katrin | Marc |
|---|---|---|---|
| Power | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Legitimacy | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| Urgency | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| Interest | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| Influence | 62 | 62 | 62 |
| Impact | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| Engagement now | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Engagement target | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| Strength | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| Weakness | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| Opportunity | 5 | 5 | 5 |
| Threat | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Overall score | 65.8 | 65.8 | 65.8 |
No written comment on this stakeholder.
What people wrote
The same comments arranged by author, so each member's reasoning can be read as a whole. Quoted rationales explain a score; comments marked 💬 were left against a specific section of the dossier.
Katrin VogelWorking Group Leader (WG5)9 stakeholders commented
1. European Commission — DG SANTE (food safety; novel foods) master 82.3, Katrin 77.7
Salience, why scored: I would lower urgency. Novel-food authorisation matters for feed and food, but on the honeybee side of this Action DG SANTE is not a live actor in the next two years.
Interest, why scored: Their interest in us is close to nil until we have something to submit.
💬 D-Critical: Not disputing the D-Critical flag, but the anchor at §2.2.2 reads to me as covering the feed pathway only.
9. COLOSS network master 79.5, Katrin 81.7
Salience, why scored: COLOSS convenes the whole European honeybee research community. Power is higher than 3: they set the de facto standards through their BEEBOOK protocols.
12. Aquaculture breeders and quantitative geneticists master 82.2, Katrin 82.2
Engagement, why scored: Agree with the gap entirely, and it is the finding I would put in front of the Core Group first.
💬 Engagement: Suggest we approach them through the EAAP aquaculture commission rather than cold. Two of our WG3 people already publish with that group.
26. Instrumental-insemination & honeybee mating-station service providers master 57.8, Katrin 69.9
Salience, why scored: Under-rated. Instrumental insemination is the controlled-mating bottleneck for every honeybee breeding programme in Europe. There are perhaps fifteen people who can do it well.
💬 Groups analysis: This group is much smaller and much more critical than the category suggests. Worth naming individuals rather than treating it as a constituency.
27. National & regional honeybee breeding associations master 68.2, Katrin 80.0
Salience, why scored: National breeding associations hold the queens, the recorders and the data. Nothing in WG5 lands without them and I would score power at 4, not 3.
Engagement, why scored: We are already involved with three of them through the German and Austrian associations, so current sits at involve rather than consult.
28. BeeBreed.eu — centralised honeybee genetic evaluation system master 78.3, Katrin 80.5
Salience, why scored: BeeBreed is the only functioning multi-country genetic evaluation in the sector. Urgency is higher than scored: the database migration decision falls in the next twelve months and we should be at the table for it.
Interest, why scored: Their interest is very high. They have asked us twice for phenotype protocols.
💬 Register: Contact is now the scientific coordinator at LIB Kirchhain, not the former address held here.
💬 Key individuals: Add the BeeBreed steering group secretary as the practical entry point. The scientific lead does not handle collaboration requests.
29. Commercial beekeepers master 65.3, Katrin 74.7
Salience, why scored: Commercial beekeepers carry the legitimacy in this sector. If they reject a breeding-value protocol it does not matter what the science says.
💬 D-Critical: I would make this one deliverable-critical. D5.1 (Phenotyping recommendations) needs field validation and only commercial operations can supply it at scale.
30. National beekeeper federations master 36.9, Katrin 51.7
Salience, why scored: Federations are the route to the membership. Scored too low. They are the ones who will or will not circulate a protocol to twenty thousand beekeepers.
40. Early-Career Investigators (PhDs, postdocs) master 68.1, Katrin 68.3
Salience, why scored: ECI urgency is higher than scored. For a PhD finishing in 2027 this Action either produces a network or it does not, and that is decided now.
Marc DelaunayExternal Stakeholder (insect production, value chain)11 stakeholders commented
1. European Commission — DG SANTE (food safety; novel foods) master 82.3, Marc 95.0
Salience, why scored: Maximum on all three. Nothing our members do reaches a market without novel-food clearance, and the review timetable is running now.
Influence & impact, why scored: Influence at 90. They do not merely influence the field, they gate it.
💬 D-Critical: Strongly agree with the flag. I would go further and say this is the single dependency most likely to delay D4.2.
6. CBD / Nagoya Protocol national focal points master 77.4, Marc 72.0
Salience, why scored: Nagoya matters, but for our members it is a compliance item rather than an active constraint. Urgency lower.
12. Aquaculture breeders and quantitative geneticists master 82.2, Marc 82.2
Engagement, why scored: Agree, and I would add that the aquafeed companies are already working with these geneticists, so there is a commercial bridge as well as an academic one.
15. Precision-livestock-farming / phenotyping & machine-learning researchers master 69.5, Marc 79.2
Influence & impact, why scored: Phenotyping and machine-learning providers are the practical route to the trait data. Influence understated.
💬 Top 10: I would expect this group in the top ten, not outside it.
16. International Platform of Insects for Food and Feed (IPIFF) master 86.5, Marc 84.0
Engagement, why scored: We are further along than consult. IPIFF has already carried two of our position notes to the Commission, which is at least involve.
17. Protix (Netherlands) master 69.2, Marc 76.5
Salience, why scored: Protix is the largest operator in Europe and the only one with a real breeding programme. Legitimacy and urgency both higher than scored.
22. Other European insect-farming SMEs (mealworm, cricket, BSF) master 48.1, Marc 60.2
Salience, why scored: The SME population is where adoption actually happens. Scored too low across the board because it is diffuse, not because it is unimportant.
23. Hendrix Genetics (insect division) master 66.0, Marc 78.0
Salience, why scored: Hendrix brings fifty years of poultry and swine breeding practice into the insect space. Power at 5 and influence well above 74.
27. National & regional honeybee breeding associations master 68.2, Marc 58.6
Salience, why scored: Same caveat. I have scored these low and I would defer to the honeybee members entirely.
29. Commercial beekeepers master 65.3, Marc 57.6
Salience, why scored: Outside my competence, but from the value-chain side commercial beekeepers do not intersect with the insect-protein deliverables at all.
31. Feed manufacturers (aquafeed, pet-food, poultry-feed) master 72.3, Marc 86.8
Salience, why scored: Feed manufacturers are the buyers. Their specification decides which traits are worth breeding for, so power and interest are both understated here.
Influence & impact, why scored: We depend on them for the trait targets in WG4. Impact is a genuine 5.
💬 Register: Add the European Feed Manufacturers Federation explicitly. At the moment this row reads as a category with no door to knock on.
Contributors
| Member | Role | Submitted | Stakeholders re-scored | Written comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Katrin Vogel | Working Group Leader (WG5) | 2026-07-24 | 8 | 9 |
| Marc Delaunay | External Stakeholder (insect production, value chain) | 2026-07-24 | 10 | 11 |