CLEVER FOOD
Project
Currently, there is insufficient coordination, collaboration and mutual learning between EU projects, initiatives, food policies and ongoing dialogues at all levels of governance in Europe in relation to the necessary transformation of our food system, and there is huge potential to establish synergies between them to maximize their impact. The aim of CLEVERFOOD is to bring together all these existing projects. Many good initiatives are already underway in the EU, such as those aimed at reducing agricultural emissions and promoting biodiversity and health. However, they are fragmented and do not collaborate at all levels. Collaboration is at the heart of everything if we truly seek to implement change. In addition to cooperation, one of the project's main focus areas is legislation and advocacy, paving the way for common EU policies that support healthy and sustainable food systems. For example, the high debt-to-income ratios of all actors in the European food system prevent farmers and food innovators from adopting new technologies and practices necessary for the transition to a circular, low-carbon and more plant-based future. At the same time, information and educational awareness raising for EU citizens must expand public awareness about healthy and sustainable foods and thus increase consumer demand for plant-based foods.
Start date: 01/01/2023
End date: 31/12/2026
Partnership
University of Copenhagen (Lead partner – Denmark), Eurocities (Belgium), Susmetro (Netherlands), Wageningen Research (Netherlands), EIT-FOOD (Belgium), Ecsite (Belgium), Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam (Netherlands), ICONS (Italy ), EUFIC (Belgium), Ellinogermaniki Agogi (Greece), JPI-HDHL (Netherlands), Beinfluence (Belgium), Slow Food (Italy), Tænketanken Frej (Denmark), Agrárközgazdasági Intézet (Hungary), World Resources Institute (Netherlands ), Vegetarian Society of Denmark (Denmark), SEGES Innovation P/S (Denmark).
objectives
Mobilize and engage citizens, including children and young people, farmers, entrepreneurs, investors, researchers, educators, knowledge brokers and policy makers in a connected network of living laboratories to mobilize a transformation of the European food system in line with the European Food 2030 strategy , the European Farm to Fork strategy and the EU 2030 climate targets plan.
Actions
As part of the project, the Municipality of Milan will undertake to mainly carry out the following activities:
• Mapping of urban food policies in Europe starting from evaluations carried out in previous and ongoing EU-funded projects with an analysis of the current state, barriers and enablers for the development and implementation of transformative food governance models urban food system in the context of national frameworks and regulations.
• Participation in connection activities with other European projects financed in the context of urban food policies and scientific research connected to the topic.
• Communication activities and dissemination of project results.
Expected results
- Transformation of the food system
- Involvement of citizens, educating them to change their diet and contribute to changing our food system
- Support cross-cutting efforts to include more regenerative, resilient and plant-based food production and consumption.