Month: January 2021

Meet the NextFOOD project: A Collaborative and Action-Oriented Learning Model

Meet the NextFOOD project: A Collaborative and Action-Oriented Learning Model

NextFOOD drives the crucial transition to more sustainable and competitive agri-food and forestry systems development by designing and implementing education and training systems to prepare budding or already practicing professionals with competencies to push the green shift in our rapidly changing society. NextFOOD challenges the linear view of knowledge transfer as a top-down process from […]

Creating new synergies: Meet InoFA!

Creating new synergies: Meet InoFA!

The Internet of Food Alliance (InoFA) is a collaborative innovation cluster that brings together research and education institutions, the civil society and businesses across the agri-food supply chain in order to assist the implementation of state-of-the-art technological capabilities. Purpose of the initiative is meet the emanating challenges related to the circular agricultural economy, food traceability […]

Focus Group meeting for Spain

Focus Group meeting for Spain

Two Focus Group meetings have been organised by Life Supporting Technologies – Universidad Politécnica de Madrid on December 2020 representing MED Food TTHub in Spain. The objective was to gather ideas, experiences and opinions of the different actors involved in the agri-food chain in Spain on traceability and authenticity and their application. The first meeting […]

Focus Group meeting for Greece

Focus Group meeting for Greece

As the last days of 2020 rolled around, our Greek partners had a mission: having the Quadruple Helix Stakeholders shed light on the challenges facing the local agro-food supply chain! Between 18 and 22 December, three virtual Focus Group meetings were organised in the spirit of co-creation and participation. These events were also the occasion […]

Focus Group meeting for Jordan

Focus Group meeting for Jordan

Like all the other pilot areas, the local team in Jordan held a series of Focus Group meetings to identify the needs, challenges and opportunities of the local fruit and vegetables industry! Exporters, producers, researchers, farmers, officers, directors, as well as business owners and entrepreneurs participated in our meetings, covering the full agro-food value chain. […]