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FOOD FOR THE FUTURE: ENVIRONMENTAL QUANTIFICATION AND IMPACT REDUCTION

Project description

Towards an environmentally sustainable food sector

The European food sector must shift towards sustainable practices, prioritising zero pollution and assessing regional environmental impacts. Collaborative action and innovative solutions are essential to establish a new standard for food system management. The EU-funded FOODTURE project will develop and validate enhanced life cycle assessment (LCA) methodologies while promoting stakeholder engagement to identify sustainability strategies and strengthen the circular food value chain. Focusing on transparency and open access, it researches precision agriculture and environmental stewardship to reduce pollution and improve impact assessments. The project will produce 16 key outcomes, including whole-value chain life cycle inventories (LCIs) of EU food systems, improved life cycle impact assessment (LCIA) methodologies and analyses of trade-offs among environmental, social and economic impacts.

Objective

The FOODTURE initiative aims at catalyzing a transformative shift towards sustainable and innovative practices within the European food sector. Through the development and validation of enhanced life cycle assessment (LCA) methodologies and the promotion of stakeholder engagement, FOODTURE seeks to uncover effective strategies for sustainability and foster a resilient, circular food value chain. Emphasizing transparency and open access, the initiative performs R&I on precision agriculture techniques and environmental stewardship practices to mitigate pollution and enhance holistic impact assessment. FOODTURE delivers 16 clusters of results, including: A) whole-value chain LCIs of EU food systems; B) methodologies for improved Life Cycle Impact Assessment (LCIA); C) system-level impact quantifications, including an analysis of trade-offs and synergies between environmental, social, economic, animal welfare and human health impacts; D) policy briefs, open access & free tools, and capacity building sessions, that stakeholders can use to integrate LCAs in their daily operations. All of this is performed with the continuous integration of all value chain’s actors, in every step of the project’s implementation.
Through collaborative action and innovative solutions, FOODTURE prioritizes zero pollution and assessment of regionalized environmental impacts, thus aspiring to set a new standard for holistic food system management, driving meaningful progress towards a more sustainable and resilient future for European food systems

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FUNDACIO UNIVERSITARIA BALMES
Net EU contribution

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€ 993 820,00
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CARRER PEROT ROCAGUINARDA 17
08500 VIC BARCELONA
Spain

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Este Cataluña Barcelona
Activity type
Higher or Secondary Education Establishments
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€ 993 820,00

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