On this Platform, individuals can publicize their initiative(s) and/or innovation(s), and EU projects can publicize their Case Studies/Pilots/Living Labs and Practice Abstracts. After completing a 2-minute registration form, you can upload text and photos about your activities! While anyone can scroll or search initiative and innovation summaries only registered users can get more information including contact details of authors, and only registered users can make posts.

The Platform allows all to search publications and weblinks related to sustainable foods and to the projects that are platform contributors.

The Platform also offers a link to free online courses on topics geared towards small and mid-sized food professionals: e.g., “Best Practices in Short Food Supply Chain Innovations” and “Introduction to Intermediate Food Value Chains”.

Your project is also invited to contribute! Contact the Platform organizers to benefit from publicity for your project and start your collaborative adventure with the Sustainable Food System Innovation Platform.  

Stay connected to the Innovation Platform to keep up with all of the latest on innovative food systems!

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	Nowadays consumers demand nutritious, healthy, and sustainably-produced food that generates little waste. Innovative food value chains can help consumers acquire sustainable high-quality food beyond the local market, on a regional level. The Initiative Inventory shows some best practices.

	Small farmers, cooperatives, start-ups, entrepreneurs and other agri-food practitioners are developing new and more sustainable food products and practices. Technological, social and organizational innovations to favor scale up can be found in the Platform’s Innovation Inventory.

	Established and start-up Industry are constantly innovating through new business models that reach modern consumers interested in sustainable food. This enhances the competitiveness of their business and the entire European agri-food system. Technological and organizational Innovations in the Platform’s Innovation Inventory can contribute.

	The growth of sustainable food value chains requires policy adaptations to widely deliver food in a fair and collaborative way. Innovative policy recommendations will contribute to resolving policy bottlenecks at local, regional, national and European levels. The Publications Database (Networking) has more information.

	Technology providers include academics, researchers, entrepreneurs and start ups. They have opportunities for cooperation and co-design of new innovation processes in sustainable food systems. The Innovation Inventory and Networking databases show pathways for integrating technological solutions with social, organizational and institutional change.