2,202 Lupin Europe Underutilised From RADIANT Deliverable 6.1: Lupins are most commonly used as forage and direct consumption crops. Still, recent reports on their nutritional properties have sparked an increase in their use and the production of functional foods. Lupin production in Europe declined steadily during the second half of the 20th century, mainly because of low productivity driven by seasonal variability, the low price of lupin grain and EU policies favouring the importation of soya bean. Value-chain characteristics to be considered comprise agricultural production in terms of cost factors and yield effects, agricultural policies driving farmers' decisions, production quantities and qualities demanded by processing companies, sustainability impacts, and factors influencing the acceptance of lupin products by European consumers 9781