Project description
Eating our way to a sustainable future
Food systems are at the core of the 2030 Agenda, which is a call to action to end poverty, protect the planet, and ensure peace and prosperity. Sustainable human development is difficult to achieve as hunger and malnutrition continue to be an issue, especially in developing countries. Considering that a third of the food produced worldwide is thrown away, preventing food waste is key. The EU-funded ProCEedS project will identify best practices for the implementation of the circular economy in the food supply chain. It will offer solutions, models and methods to stakeholders, including small production, big retailers and co-operatives. The results will assist policymakers and businesses.
Objective
A projected human population of 10 billion and an increasing consumption of food are placing massive strain on the global agri-food system. Nonetheless, hunger and malnutrition remains a major problem in developing countries. Also, climate change poses also a great threat on food security due to the critical dependence of agri-food production on environmental conditions.
Within this context, new strategies are needed in order to maximise the yield of food production systems while minimising wastage and reducing environmental impact. On a global scale, it is estimated that one-third of food produced for human consumption is lost or wasted globally (1.3BN tons per year); even in the EU, despite significant policy efforts, 88MM tons of food are wasted annually, with associated costs estimated at €143BN. This causes waste in production resources (such as land, water, energy and inputs) and avoidable greenhouse gas emissions. Also, food production and consumption produce approximately one-third of total greenhouse gas emissions. All this represents a real threat to the security and sustainability of food supply chains.
In the context of agri-food supply chains, Circular Economy provides very promising perspectives on tackling mentioned challenges related to food security and efficient resource use; however, barriers to the implementation of this alternative paradigm are significant. This project is predominantly focused on the identification and sharing of best practices for the implementation of Circular Economy in the food supply chain amongst a wide variety of stakeholders (including research institutions, big retailers, small production and distribution co-operatives). Identified operational solutions, models and methods for improving the performances of agri-food supply chains will be translated into a toolbox aimed at helping policymakers and businesses to identify, define and implement appropriate practices and policies.
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- medical and health sciences health sciences nutrition
- natural sciences earth and related environmental sciences atmospheric sciences climatology climatic changes
- social sciences economics and business economics sustainable economy
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Programme(s)
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H2020-EU.1.3. - EXCELLENT SCIENCE - Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions
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H2020-EU.1.3.3. - Stimulating innovation by means of cross-fertilisation of knowledge
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MSCA-RISE - Marie Skłodowska-Curie Research and Innovation Staff Exchange (RISE)
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Call for proposal
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(opens in new window) H2020-MSCA-RISE-2018
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United Kingdom
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