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 &…
Researchers of the University of Córdoba (Spain, http://www.uco.es/internacional/extranjeros/en/) have analysed the governance processes of short food supply chains in order to determine their wider impact on people’s vulnerability to food system crises. This study, led by University of Cordoba researcher, Liliana Reina Usuga, with Professor Tomás de Haro from the College of Agricultural and Forestry…
In the event of the worldwide COVID-19 pandemic, with limiting movement of goods, personal freedoms restrictions of consumers and causing border closure in several countries, short food supply chains and local food production can play a relevant and essential role to guarantee the availability of food. For more information, please read this very interesting article…