The United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) just released its guide on Short Food Supply Chains (SFSCs). The new UNIDO publication, titled “Short Food Supply Chains for promoting Local Food on Local Markets”, by Giovanni Belletti and Andrea Marescotti, gives an insight over the main typologies of SFSCs initiatives and discusses their potential benefits and…
Based on the results produced within SMARTCHAIN WP3 “Social Innovations” (led by the University of Crete), in this leaflet found here, you can find an operational definition of Social Innovation in SFSCs, as well as key drivers and relevant best practices on this topic. This document also highlights the importance of Social Innovation in the…
SMARTCHAIN partner Kislépték (KIS), the Hungarian Association for small scale farmers, has prepared a very interesting video on how a farmers market in Hungary operates implementing required social distancing and sanitation measures to prevent the spread of COVID-19. This farmers market includes a really interesting innovation, the possibility of paying by credit card, avoiding the…
In May of 2019, the Scottish Rural Youth Project’s innovation safari in the Netherlands included a visit to SMARTCHAIN Dutch Hub Amped. Amped’s GAIN transition model (developed within the SMARTCHAIN project) was instrumental in quickly identifying shared challenges, opportunities and sustainable ambitions. The participating delegation of Scottish Agricultural Organisation Society Ltd (SAOS) followed up for…
SMARTCHAIN partner Kislépték (KIS), the Hungarian Association for small scale farmers has analysed the opportunities & challenges of short food supply chains at international and Hungarian level during the COVID-19 outbreak. The importance of local food systems in the current situation and other very relevant information can be found in this interesting publication.
SMARTCHAIN Project partners Eugenia Petropoulou (University fo Crete, UOC, WP3 – Social Innovation & Greek hub manager) and Pavlina Paradomenaki (GAIA, Greek case study) talk about the impact of COVID-19 on short food supply chains (SFSCs) in Crete and lessons learned in this interesting video.
Our Hungarian SMARTCHAIN partner KIS has developed a series of recommendations and tips on how to safely operate different types of Short Food Supply Chains (SFSCs) during the current COVID-19 pandemic. Below you can find the corresponding tips by clicking on the different types of SFSCs: Farmers’ market Farmers’ shops Pick-up points Rural host services…
Are you a Farmer or Producer? We’re looking to hear from you! SMARTCHAIN has developed a questionnaire to evaluate the perception of food producers about Short Food Supply Chain (SFSC) socioeconomic sustainability. It aims at understanding the perception they have regarding the socioeconomic benefits of SFSC, as well as the reasons that motivated them to…
The European Union and its partners launched a coronavirus global response effort on 4 May. The aim of the conference is to raise €7.5bn to develop diagnostics, treatments and vaccines and deploy them to every corner of the world at an affordable price. Key messages: To fight the coronavirus, the world urgently needs effective and…
SMARTCHAIN project has developed two inventories regarding SFSCs: (1) an inventory of 50+ successful SFSC initiatives throughout Europe, and (2) a database of 130+ innovations in SFSCs including photos, descriptions, and instruction for use of the innovations. Both inventories are available in the SMARTCHAIN Innovation Platform (https://www.smartchain-platform.eu/en/inventories-intro) for all SFSC stakeholders (e.g. consumers, farmers &…