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Belgrade Food Show & SMARTCHAIN (video in Serbian)
Recently, Belgrade Food Show 2020 was held virtually, empowering the Serbian regional specialty food industry with knowledge, networking and new business opportunities. During the second day of the event (24th November 2020), a panel discussion on Short Food Supply Chains was organised by SMARTCHAIN with the participation of its Serbian partners: Prof. Viktor Nedović &…
Sustainable Food Supply Chains: Is Shortening the Answer? A Literature Review for a Research and Innovation Agenda
INRAE just published a very interesting paper regarding Short Food Supply Chains (SFSCs) and their increasing attention in food systems research. This literature review aims to identify research gaps for the Horizon Europe research and other innovation programmes, providing a state of play of the definition and characterisation of SFSCs, and of their sustainability. This…
SMARTCHAIN animated video on Short Food Supply Chains
What are short food supply chains and why should you consider buying from them? No matter where you are in the EU, there are numerous reasons for buying food from local farmers and producers! 🥦🍅🥕 This animated video has been produced by the SMARTCHAIN project that has the ambition to further support the development of collaborative…
Belgrade Food Show 2020 & SMARTCHAIN
This year, despite the global crisis, the food industry has not stopped, while its representatives demonstrated responsibility and flexibility. The same goes for the Belgrade Food Show, which will be held online (23-25 November 2020). But because of its unique value for Serbian and regional producers, Belgrade Food Show 2020 (BFS2020) will not be just…
Short Food Supply Chain/Expert online workshop day (23.11.2020)
In the frame of the EURAKNOS H2020 EU Thematic Network, NAK (The Hungarian Chamber of Agriculture), in collaboration with the SMARTCHAIN project, is organising a cross exchange visit with an online workshop for Short Food Supply Chains professionals (from 10:00 to 15:00, 23rd November 2020). The workshop will be held in Hungarian, but it includes…
New animated EIP-AGRI video on Focus Groups
The EIP-AGRI has run over 40 Focus Groups on a wide variety of topics. A new animated video has been created to inform how the Focus Groups link research and practice, how they have tackled agricultural challenges and how the whole agricultural community can benefit from their results. Watch the EIP-AGRI animated video here
The agri-food sector in the midst of the COVID-19 waves: A new way of working for DIHs and farmers
Join the SmartAgriHubs COVID-19 webinar on 9 November! SmartAgriHubs (SAH) is organising an interesting webinar on the COVID-19 crisis and its impact on the agri-food sector (9 November, 11:00 – 13:30 CET). The webinar will: Showcase the solutions funded by SAH during the RESPOND Call Involve farmers, SMEs and startups in the opportunities arising from…
SMARTCHAIN in the 7th edition of the Project Repository Journal
The University of Hohenheim, SMARTCHAIN project coordinator, in collaboration with EUFIC, SMARTCHAIN WP4 leader and also partner actively involved in the SMARTCHAIN Communication & Dissemination actions, has prepared an article for the Project Repository Journal. After two running years, this article presents an overview of the general information of SMARTCHAIN, how the project is supporting…
First SMARTCHAIN multi-stakeholder workshop in Hungary
SMARTCHAIN project is generating concrete actions for knowledge transfer through the organisation of 18 national multi-stakeholder workshops in France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Italy, Serbia, Spain, Switzerland and the Netherlands. The first round of workshops, that is aimed at an internal audience of stakeholders involved in the 18 SMARTCHAIN case studies, is being organised this autumn,…