Project description
Innovative systemic approaches to improve agri-food value chains
Covering the entire spectrum from farm to fork, Europe’s agri-food systems are evolving and embracing more innovative approaches to increase productivity and sustainability. Therefore, redefining the agri-food value chains is key. To assist in this process, the EU-funded CO-FRESH project will develop techniques, tools and insights centering on the redesign of fruit and vegetable value chains. With a consortium that brings together farmers, cooperatives and consumers as well as technological, environmental and economic experts, the project will study models of collective innovation action within and across organisations. The aim of the project is to design innovative systemic approaches to improve the economic, social and environmental performance of these value chains and ensure sustainability through the smart integration of innovations.
Objective
Starting from current best practices and key success factors observed and analysed in innovative value chains and the state of the art in technological and non-technological approaches, CO-FRESH proposes to develop techniques, tools and insights for the re-design of agri-food value chains. Through collaborative and systemic approaches, the tools and formats will be applied in 7 pilot cases representing diverse fruit and vegetables agri-food value chains (including protein crops for food and feed) across Europe. CO-FRESH will use the Intervention Research approach to study models of collective innovation action within and across organisations.
The CO-FRESH consortium brings together key actors from pilot agri-food value chains; actors’ associations (farmers, food producers, cooperatives, consumers); experts in technological (including digital) solutions and non-technological (including social, organizational, and institutional) solutions; as well as experts in environmental, social, economic sustainability, and in consumer’s acceptance.
The main objective of CO-FRESH is to (re)design and pilot innovative systemic approaches to agri-food value chains to scale up this innovation at European level. These innovative approaches will improve economic, social and environmental performance/efficiency of these value chains, through smart integration of technological, social, organisational, managerial and institutional innovations; all of which serve to make them more sustainable.
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31570 San Adrián
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70599 Stuttgart
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20124 Milano
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9000 Gent
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6708 PB Wageningen
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40126 Bologna
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02 787 Warszawa
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50000 Saint Lo
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08860 Castelldefels
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31004 Pamplona
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6708 WH Wageningen
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49105 Angers
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96-230 BIALA RAWSKA
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6000 Kecskemet
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04004 Almeria
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04131 ALMERIA
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04120 Almeria
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00186 Roma
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1000 Bruxelles / Brussel
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6000 KECSKEMET
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1000 Bruxelles / Brussel
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1030 Bruxelles / Brussel
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949 01 Nitra
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1033 BUDAPEST
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80122 Napoli
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15341 Athina
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06011 Badajoz
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89026 SAN FERDINANDO - RC
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