Objective
LOWINFOOD supports the reduction of food loss and waste in European Union by demonstrating innovative solutions following a multi-actor approach that involves actors along the entire value chains. The main objective of the project is to co-design, together with actors of the food chain, low-waste value chains by supporting the demonstration of a portfolio of innovations in the fruits & vegetables, bakery products and fish value chains, as well as in a-home and out-of-home consumption.
Proposed solutions are already tested as prototype in lab or in relevant environment but are waiting to be validated and demonstrated to TRL 7/8. The impact of the innovations will be evaluated by providing evidence of (i) their efficacy in reducing food loss and waste in different food value chains, (ii) improving the socio-economic performance of these value chains, and (iii) reducing the environmental impact of the value chains concerned.
LOWINFOOD comprises seven interrelated work packages, among which four deal with the demonstration and market replication of the innovations addressed by the project (WP2-5), one to be started before the demonstration of innovations, and seeking to implement a multi-actor approach to support the evaluation of the innovations and including the identification of the methodology, the definition of the Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) and the actual evaluation (WP1), one to communication, dissemination and market replication (WP6) and one for project coordination management (WP7).
The LOWINFOOD consortium includes universities, research institutes, start-ups, foundations, associations and companies working in the food sector with expertise in all relevant scientific and technical areas covered by the project: innovation, demonstration, knowledge transfer, dissemination, policy advice and marketing strategy.
Field of science
- /social sciences/economics and business/business and management/commerce
Call for proposal
H2020-RUR-2020-1
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Funding Scheme
IA - Innovation actionCoordinator
01100 Viterbo
Italy
Participants (26)
40126 Bologna
750 07 Uppsala
48149 Munster
DD2 5DA Dundee
1180 Wien
33100 Tampere
17671 Athina
1070 Wien
20170 Usurbil
753 40 Uppsala
1150 Wien
21079 Hamburg
3722 Kortessem
40625 Dusseldorf
80997 Munchen
1020 Renens
40127 Bologna
06077 Perugia
2700 Blagoevgrad
753 75 Uppsala
06073 Corciano
48155 Munster
01100 Viterbo
33000 Bordeaux
84703 Thira, Kyklades
85300 Kos
