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Sustainable Food System Innovation Platform

The SFS Innovation Platform is an online environment for those interested in sustainable food who want to stay up-to-date

(and maybe grow their activities)!!

The SFS Innovation Platform is interesting for these end users

On this Platform, individual users can browse or search many SFS databases: Case Studies, Initiatives, Innovations, Practice Abstracts, Publications, and Weblinks. Only registered users can upload their own work and comment on the work of others. The Platform also offers links to free online courses on topics geared towards small and mid-sized food professionals: e.g., "Best Practices in Short Food Supply Chain Innovations".

EU projects are invited to become platform contributors! This allows you to publicize your project's Case Studies/Pilots/Living Labs, Practice Abstracts and Publications. Contact the Platform organizers to benefit from publicity for your project and start your collaborative adventure with the SFS Innovation Platform.

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

These are the 5 managing projects:


	Consumer 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.


	Farmer & Cooperative 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.


	Industry & Retail 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.


	Policy Maker 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.

The SFS Innovation Platform is interesting for these end users

Have your say - You can help us improve the Platform by answering a short online questionnaire (<5 min)!