Introducing EU4Advice

Main Objective

EU4Advice aims to lay the ground for effective capacity building of SFSC actors, by supporting advisors as catalysers of the knowledge flow from research to practice within an EU network of SFSC advisors, and by promoting the integration of SFSC advisors into national AKIS.

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EU4Advice Consortium

Coordinator of the project. Innogestiona Ambiental is an environmental engineering company, specialised in the sustainable implementation of projects and initiatives. Our work focuses on the environmental, energy and sustainable mobility sectors, with a strong commitment to health, equity, participation and cultural heritage.

AMS Institute: create sustainable metropolitan solutions by realizing a cross-fertilization of ideas: in our research, innovation and educational activities, but also by creating an innovative environment where connections are made between knowledge institutes, private and public organizations.

Waning University & Research: Their research and education are strongly focused on application in practice. They do this by working together across disciplines, by combining natural sciences and social sciences to arrive at an integrated approach to current social themes. Such as: climate change, healthy lifestyles, the ever-increasing pressure on natural areas, Animal welfare.

Amped: Their approach involves implementing a holistic organisational model that integrates the physical food chain with blockchain technology, tokens and smart contracts. Amped’s expertise spans from food supply chain applications to EU partnerships for local food system development, offering valuable connections, insights and funding opportunities.

National Association of Interest Representations for Small-scale producers and service providers. The Hungarian Association, which represents the interests of small-scalefarmers provides the possibility for formal functioning of the civil and professional partnerships that have been working informally up to now.

Campden Bri: Hungary Non-profit Ltd. is a significant, independent European service provider of the food industry and related sectors (including agriculture, related services). With its decades of industrial experience, experience gained in international research and development and innovative service package, it is at the disposal of its partners, taking into account their individual needs.

University of Hohenheim: the University of Hohenheim is not only engaged in intensive basic research but has traditionally also been committed to developing innovative solutions for some of society’s pressing problems. To do so, the University of Hohenheim combines a unique combination of scientific disciplines among German universities.

University College Dublin: UCD is one of Europe’s leading research-intensive universities; an environment where (opens in a new window)undergraduate education, masters and PhD training, research, innovation and community engagement form a dynamic spectrum of activity.

Universiteit Ghent: is a public research university located in Ghent, Belgium. Located in Flanders, Ghent University is the second largest Belgian university, consisting of 50,000 students and 9,000 staff members.

COPA COGECA: Copa and Cogeca are the united voice of farmers and agri-cooperatives in the EU. Together, we ensure that EU agriculture is sustainable, innovative and competitive, while guaranteeing food security for 500 million people throughout Europe.

Iseki: The ISEKI-Food Association is an independent European non-profit organisation, established in 2005 by representatives of university institutions, research institutes, companies and associations related to food, coming from all over the world.

Newcastle University: Newcastle University has a world-class reputation for research excellence. They were 16th in the UK for research power in the most recent Research Excellence Framework, and their research has global impact

Fundación Entretantos: The Entretantos Foundation is a non-governmental organization operating at the national level. It focuses especially on the land and the people who inhabit it, as well as on social participation, network creation, and the collective construction of knowledge and action.Its focus areas include food systems, agroecology, extensive livestock farming, biodiversity conservation, commons and communal systems, and bridging the rural-urban divide.

CTCPA: Experts in the food industry for over 70 years, they help companies achieve their quality, food safety and continuous improvement of their industrial performance objectives. Through agility, collective intelligence and the constant search for innovation, they put their excellence at the service of the 1,500 public and private projects that we support each year, throughout France.

Egina: The agency, accredited by the Umbria Region for the training and certification of skills, today represents one of the main stakeholders in the field of planning and implementation of local, national and European initiatives, making use of the collaboration of numerous experts in the field of education, social, culture and digital transformation.

Ceska Zemedelska Univerzita V Praze: The Czech University of Life Sciences is a public university (according to Act No. 111/1998 Coll. on universities). Currently there are 27 public universities and 2 state universities in the Czech Republic. Both public and state universities are financed by the Ministry of Education, Youth and Sports.

Fundatia Centrul Educational Spektrum: is a non-governmental organization established in 1996 and based in Miercurea Ciuc, Romania. The foundation is involved in several European projects and partnerships, focusing on educational development and innovation. For instance, it has participated in the “Everyday Creativity” project, which aims to boost creative resources in European schools.

UNISOT: They are passionate about leveraging the transformative potential of Blockchain to create efficient, transparent and sustainable supply chain solutions. With years of experience in both Blockchain technology and supply chain management, their team is dedicated to building innovative tools that streamline processes, enhance traceability and drive value for businesses across industries.

Cultivate: Cultivate Living and Learning is a practical sustainability organization based in Cloughjordan Ecovillage, County Tipperary, Ireland. Established as a not-for-profit workers’ cooperative, Cultivate focuses on active education to promote sustainable development across various sectors in Ireland.

AUSTRALO: Australo Interinnov Marketing Lab SL is a marketing agency based in Madrid, Spain, specializing in accelerating the lab-to-market value chain for research and innovation projects. Their approach, known as Growth Hacking, focuses on capturing, creating, and capitalizing value to help clients unlock the full potential of their disruptive initiatives.

EU4Advice = AKIS + Multiactor Network

EU4Advice works to create a network of SFSC advisors,
policy-makers, researchers and farmers, working together towards the effective organizational set-up of the AKIS.

EU4Advice targets the most important goals from the Farm2Fork Strategy, as it is intended to promote more sustainable and empowering SFSC models, which constitute a promising and emerging sustainable alternative to globalized food systems, with strong potential to empower both producers and consumers while, at the same time, reducing the environmental footprint and enhancing the competitiveness of
the agri-food system.

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