The European Network for Rural Development just published a report "Rural Voices". This report provides a qualitative analysis of the findings from stakeholder workshops contributing to the long-term vision for rural areas. The text records the hopes and concerns of...

Based on the data from Consentio Platform, those vegetables and fruits businesses that embrace digitalisation reduce food loss between 15 and 20%. This information has been included in a very interesting article (only in Spanish). Find more here

The SMARTCHAIN project just launched a guide to the implementation of the method for improving the competitiveness of Short Food Supply Chains (SFSCs) through the application of innovations.This guide has been developed by CAMPDEN BRI. There is growing consumer demand...

The EU-funded project SMARTCHAIN hosted today its closing event, showcasing its main findings and recommendations to support collaborative Short Food Supply Chains (SFSCs) in Europe. The 3-year long project brought together a wide range of policymakers, practitioners...

More and more people are starting to recognise the benefits of solar greenhouses. A solar greenhouse is a structure that pulls in the sunlight and the heat to keep growing conditions at a regulative temperature even when the sun is not shining. Solar greenhouses are...

EUREKA is building the EU FarmBook - a centralized, open-source e-platform for collecting and sharing the many different types of end-user material and practical knowledge produced by Horizon 2020 multi actor projects related to agricultural and rural-innovation in...

SmartAgriHubs offers funding to digital innovation services providers. This includes the overall lifecyle for developing, seting-up, offerring, providing, testing, validating, refining as well as enhancing services for Digital Transformation and Innovation. You can...

In a new Trends in Food Science and Technology editorial, Hugo de Vries (the newly elected President of the European Federation of Food Science and Technology - EFFoST) reflects on the essential contribution of Food Science and Technology to create more sustainable...

Sustainable food systems are fundamental to ensuring that future generations are food secure and eat healthy diets. To transition towards sustainability, many food system activities must be reconstructed, and myriad actors around the world are starting to act locally....

Short Food Supply Chains (SFSCs), where local farmers and food producers sell their produce directly to consumers or through a very limited number of intermediaries, are attracting more and more interest for their potential to bring about social, economic and...

Strength2Food MOOC "Sustainable food choices: Key lessons from Quality Schemes, Public Procurement and Short Supply Chains" is now live and open to registrations! How can we make more sustainable and healthier food choices? How can we make a difference on the...

A public summary based on Deliverable 1.1 in the European innovation action project CO-FRESH has been prepared by the WP1 partners. This document presents the main drivers and constraints of sustainability-oriented innovation (SOI) in agri-food value chains. The...

The European Union wants to become less dependent on the import of protein-rich crops and become more self-sufficient. Re-discovering the power of protein crops like fava, and transforming them to tasty products for human consumption, is one of Foodvalley’s Protein...

The 1st CO-FRESH Newsletter has been launched today and it can be already found here! 👏👏👏👏👏 It includes the latest news about the project, relevant information and events related to the European agrifood sector, and much more 🍅🍊🥗🍄🍆🍉🍓 To subscribe, use the "Join our...

On the 27th of April 2021, the European Parliament adopted the HorizonEurope. Confirming the overall budget of €95.5 billion for the next seven years for research and innovation, including €5.4 billion from the EU’s Next GenerationEU recovery plan. The 2021-2027...

In April 2021, the referent farmers for "Le Porc Fermier de la Sarthe" (CO-FRESH Pilot Case 4) welcomed Actalia during a visit to the pig farms to prepare the work of WP4. Anthony Rouault and Alexandre Moreno, Actalia’s advisers, identified data to be collected on the...

Combatting malnutrition in all its forms – undernutrition, micronutrient deficiencies, overweight, and obesity – is one of the greatest global challenges that countries face today and food systems and diets are major contributors to the nutritional status of...

Between October and November 2019, BEUC, The European Consumer Organisation, carried out a survey together with 12 of its member organisations across 11 EU countries to investigate consumer attitudes towards sustainable food. The survey shows some encouraging trends...

The Cajamar-UAL Chair in Bioeconomy has just published a very interesting article: "Bioeconomy as a transforming driver of intensive greenhouse horticulture in SE Spain" (New Biotechnology, Vol 61, 25 March 2021, Pages 50-56). This article describes the potential for...

As a part of the H2020 Shealthy project, a questionnaire has been developed to identify which capabilities are crucial for EU food SMEs to adopt advanced technologies and how firm strategies impact performances. Additionally, it aimed at analysing the main factors...