Food4CE’s Post

Today „Food4CE“ and „FOODIS“ joined forced in evaluating potentials and common learnings - the cross-project workshop initiated by the Austrian partners ECONSULT Betriebsberatungsges.m.b.H. and LCA Logistik Center Austria Süd GmbH Süd marked the initial set-up to share experiences from innovation hub and pilot activities. 🚚📦👨🌾🌾 💡 Both projects focus on sustainable logistics and networks for food supply in Europe by addressing the specific topics of Alternative Food Networks (AFNs), Short Food Supply Chains (SFSC) and Circular Economy in the agriculture and food industry! 🎯 Best practices and cluster activities will be set up to target a wide network of stakeholders, nevertheless it is evident, that systematic policy support will be crucial to draw up success stories! Curious to follow the projects? 👇 👇 👇 ▶️ Food4CE Interreg CENTRAL EUROPE Programme 🌐 https://lnkd.in/dgx5mYqP 🌐 https://lnkd.in/dHqpyPWR #ShortFoodSupplySolutions #TransnationalCooperation #InterregCE #SustainableFuture #Innovation #Logistics #Collaboration

Presenting Area Europa - Development Consulting — one of the technical partners of The Food Odyssey project! 🌿🍴🌍 Founded in Bologna, Italy, back in 1999, Area Europa is a cooperative that specialises in the strategic design and execution of impactful initiatives throughout Europe. What sets them apart is their commitment to a multistakeholder approach, collaborating closely with a diverse array of stakeholders to achieve comprehensive solutions. As they like to say, they are non-standard consultants! Their team, comprising individuals like Giulia Lombardo Pijola, Maria Elisa Zuppiroli, Gianluca Corzani, and Juliana Carvalho, offers a unique blend of expertise, enabling versatility and interdisciplinarity, while boosting #creativity and promoting inspired action. Area Europa's portfolio encompasses a wide spectrum of crucial topics, such as #climatechange; #circulareconomy; #socialinclusion; #civicengagement; #genderequality; #sustainablefoodsystems and #agriculture; #innovativeteachingmethods and #nonformal education. Their work is not just about projects; it's about fostering sustainability transitions through collaborative efforts. By engaging with diverse stakeholders, they ensure that initiatives are inclusive, diverse, engaging, holistic, and impactful. From sustainable food systems to innovative teaching methods, Area Europa is at the forefront of designing and implementing initiatives that drive positive change. Curious to learn more?  Stay tuned for more updates! #TheFoodOdysseyProject #ErasmusPlus #AreaEuropa  #TransnationalPartnershipsForSustainability #ClimateActionNow #StorytellingInEducation #RegenerativeFarming #FoodJustice #GameBasedLearning #Bologna #Italy

🌱🌏 This year, APSA's 29th Asian Seed Congress, co-hosted with the China National Seed Trade Association (#CNSTA) and the Sanya city government, is being organized around the central theme "Riding the Wave of Growth in the Asia-Pacific." Considering that our vast region is positioned to be a strategic supplier of quality germplasm for the rest of the world in the coming decade, the second of three sub-themes of this year’s Congress is: "Accelerating and Safeguarding Innovation." 🚀🔒 This will continue to be a critical topic and solution to address a number of urgent challenges linked to the changing climate and landscape of our industry. Increased plant pests and diseases, and ultimately reduced yields, spell a sustained food and famine crisis ahead. Innovation is our best insurance and our upcoming technical sessions will explore how we can ensure it remains constant through strengthened Intellectual Property Rights (#IPR) and Plant Variety Protection (#PVP), and advocacy for more harmonized and science-based policies. Join us in discussing how the #APAC region can lead the way in safeguarding and advancing agricultural innovation. This year is particularly special as #APSA celebrates its 30th anniversary! For more details, visit our congress website. Find out more at https://lnkd.in/grrHQRbu #AsianSeedCongress2024 #ASC2024Sanya #SeedYouinSanya #StartswithSeed

Super timely launch this week of The Aotearoa Circle and Chapman Tripp's latest report: "Protecting #NewZealand's Competitive Advantage", coinciding with the return from Auckland University of Technology's mid-semester break and a topical insertion into today's lecture on #Sustainable #SupplyChains and #Procurement. The headline that "...80% of New Zealand's exports by value [are] going to markets that have mandatory #ESG #reporting in force or proposed" is sure to be a conversation starter for #students and #businesses alike. Huge kudos to the Chapman Tripp team that sifted through both the rapidly evolving global #regulatory environment as well as the ever-fulsome #trade agreements. It's pretty clear that as it has for some time been unacceptable for businesses to export #HealthAndSafety risks to geographies with lower regulatory standards, reducing domestic #environmental standards is a false economy in the global marketplace that we operate. Check out the full report here: https://lnkd.in/gmbE-EGG.

Many people will be attending the conversation festival LAMPA this weekend, where on July 5th, the Balticovo AS Head of Development and Communications, Toms Auskaps, will also be participating. Toms has been invited to take part in three discussions: ✨The first discussion is "Food Self-Sufficiency – Is It Important to Us and to What Extent?" Toms reveals that this could be an interesting discussion for at least two reasons. "Firstly, food self-sufficiency, just like energy independence and other areas, is a security issue, especially considering the geopolitical situation. Secondly, it is also an economic development issue - of course, food can be imported from places where it is cheaper, but food self-sufficiency helps the local market develop and, if there are surpluses, they can be exported, thereby increasing the country's prosperity."  🏡 The discussion will take place in the Rural Tent (Lauku telts) 🕞 From 3:30 PM to 4:30 PM. ✨The second discussion is "From Words to Deeds - Sustainable Financing for Entrepreneurs!", organized by Swedbank on their Sustainability Stage. For Balticovo, a company that is in constant development, the issue of sustainable financing is relevant, so this could be an exciting discussion about the cooperation between banks and companies. 🏡 The discussion will be in the @Swedbank Sustainability Tent 🕡 From 6:30 PM to 7:30 PM. ✨ Finally - the fun part - the discussion "Can You Learn More from Your Mistakes than in School?"  Toms notes, "It is important to learn not only from your own mistakes but also from those of others and preferably not repeat them. I believe we should hear both success stories that inspire and failures that allow us to learn. The question is - do we crave more inspiration or experience gained from mistakes? I believe this conversation will be a great opportunity to hear experienced professionals share their mistake stories, allowing listeners to learn valuable lessons for their own lives."  🏡The discussion will take place in the Latvijas Darba devēju konfederācija (Employers' Confederation of Latvia) tent 🕢 From 7:30 PM to 9:00 PM. The festival is created by more than 300 organizations and active individuals, creating a place where opinions can be freely and openly exchanged. See you at LAMPA! #Balticovo #LAMPA #festival #discussion #food #production #sustainability #mistakes #leraning

After IFAT Munich 2024 is before IFAT Munich 2026 💙💚🧡 Last week we had our first team workshop in Bad Tölz after IFAT Munich 2024. We were able to get to know each other even better as a team and also made our first plans for the future of the world's leading trade fair for environmental technologies. 🔦 How do we want to develop IFAT Munich further? What worked very well and where is potential for optimization? What topics do we want to focus on? ✔️We have asked ourselves these and many other questions and will use the next two years to find an answer to each of them - stay tuned! #IFATMunich #environmentaltechnologies #kreislaufwirtschaft #sustainability #circulareconomy #watertreatment

2024 marks 20 years since the biggest EU enlargement. Since CBE JU started, we have worked to boost the #biobased sector in all countries, including Cyprus, Czechia, Estonia, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Malta, Poland, Slovakia, and Slovenia. 🌱 Notably, we have helped establish first-of-its-kind VIOBOND #biorefinery in Latvia and SWEETWOODS in Estonia, paving the way for sustainable innovation and economic growth. 💚 Together, we pave the way towards a greener, brighter tomorrow. #EUEnlargement #20YearsTogether

We will be at the #ACHEMA24 My husband and I are proud to announce that our innovation will be on display at the ACHEMA in Frankfurt In a splendid glass-filter-housing by Sommer und Straßburger in hall 3.0, booth D96 or In action in a fully operational system at Jiarong International in hall 9.0, booth F43 #Teamwork makes the dream work. We know, that an #innovation is just the start. To make progress, we need a team of courageous people who want to drive innovations forward. Such a team is essential. This is why we enjoy #Networking in order to be successful. A network of brave people who are willing to go the extra mile. Such a value network is essential to any success. My husband and I are glad to have met Jiarong International GmbH International in order to team up for a Europe-wide promotion of our #waterinnovation the Bloom Absolute Filter. Need expert insights? We also teamed up with Stephan Schütze, Dipl.-Ing., Dipl.-Wirt.-Ing. MA who will gladly take you on a personal tour. He will be present at the booth F43 of Jiarong International in hall 9.0. Stephan Schütze is the right expert to turn to for a circular concept that will turn your environmental challenges into a competitive advantage. https://lnkd.in/eP5FkM4K We keep our fingers crossed for #Jiaronginternational and #Stephanschuetze and a great success at the ACHEMA! Stronger together! #waterinnovation #circulareconomy #processwater #Sustainability #watereurope #WaterCrisis #CleanWater #FutureOfWater #WaterConservation #WaterTechnology #SmartWaterManagement #GlobalWaterIssues #SDGs #BlueEconomy

This BarCamp will be a valuable contribution to the current discussions on the just transition to green TVET. It is discussing topics that Don Bosco partners target in so many TVET centres (and countries), so we are looking forward to it. Don Bosco Tech Africa Bosconet- Don Bosco Network Don Bosco Tech ASEAN #TVET #GreenTVET

"By evaluating project continuity, the scale of industry investments following project completion, and the proliferation of innovative biorefineries across Europe, it becomes clear that CBE JU has been essential in transitioning from initial project successes to widespread industrial application." There are many funding instruments, tools, initiatives - both at international and national level - out there. Measuring the success of each of them is not always obvious. As always, numbers don't lie. And there is a number of evidences demonstrating that Circular Bio-based Europe Joint Undertaking (CBE JU) is achieving its objectives and is impacting on the European innovation landscape. The path for defossilising European economy is still long and complex. This independent study gives us even more motivation and recognition to accomplish the huge work is still left to do.