CO-FRESH (CO-creating sustainable and competitive FRuits and vEgetableS’ value cHains in Europe)
Starting from current best practices and key success factors observed and analysed in innovative value chains and the state of the art in technological and non-technological approaches, CO-FRESH proposes to develop techniques, tools and insights for the re-design of agri-food value chains. Through collaborative and systemic approaches, the tools and formats will be applied in 7 pilot cases representing diverse fruit and vegetables agri-food value chains (including protein crops for food and feed) across Europe. CO-FRESH will use the Intervention Research approach to study models of collective innovation action within and across organisations.
The CO-FRESH consortium brings together key actors from pilot agri-food value chains; actors’ associations (farmers, food producers, cooperatives, consumers); experts in technological (including digital) solutions and non-technological (including social, organizational, and institutional) solutions; as well as experts in environmental, social, economic sustainability, and in consumer’s acceptance.
The main objective of CO-FRESH is to (re)design and pilot innovative systemic approaches to agri-food value chains to scale up this innovation at European level. These innovative approaches will improve economic, social and environmental performance/efficiency of these value chains, through smart integration of technological, social, organisational, managerial and institutional innovations; all of which serve to make them more sustainable.
Duration October, 1, 20120- March, 30 2024
Project website: cordis.europa.eu/project/rcn/214742_en.html
Coordinator: CENTRO NACIONAL DE TECNOLOGIA Y SEGURIDAD ALIMENTARIA- Spain
Country | Partner |
Belgium | UNIVERSITEIT GENT |
Belgium | FRUITVEGETABLES EUROPE |
Belgium | COMMUNAUTE EUROPEENNE DES COOPERATIVES DE CONSOMMATEURS |
Belgium | COOPERATIVES EUROPE |
France | ACTALIA ASSOCIATION |
France | CHAMBRE REGIONALE D’AGRICULTURE DES PAYS DE LA LOIRE |
Germany | UNIVERSITAET HOHENHEIM |
Greece | FUTURE INTELLIGENCE EREVNA TILEPIKINONIAKON KE PLIROFORIAKON SYSTIMATON EPE |
Hungary | PILZE-NAGY KERESKEDELMI ES SZOLGALTATO KFT |
Hungary | KISLEPTEKU TERMEKELOALLITOK ES SZOLGALTATOK ORSZAGOS ERDEKKEPVISELETENEK EGYESULETE |
Hungary | OKOLOGIAI MEZOGAZDASAGI KUTATOINTEZET KOZHASZNU NONPROFIT KFT |
Italy | TECNOALIMENTI S.C.P.A. |
Italy | ALMA MATER STUDIORUM – UNIVERSITA DI BOLOGNA |
Italy | GERACE MARIA CATERINA |
Italy | CONFEDERAZIONE GENERALE DELL AGRICOLTURA ITALIANA |
Italy | ENCO SRL |
Netherlands | WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY |
Netherlands | Stichting Food Valley |
Poland | SZKOLA GLOWNA GOSPODARSTWA WIEJSKIEGO |
Poland | STOWARZYSZENIE POLSKICH SADOWNIKÓW EKOLOGICZNYCH POLSKI EKOOWOC |
Slovakia | BIOECONOMY CLUSTER |
Spain | CENTRE DE RECERCA EN ECONOMIA I DESENVOLUPAMENT AGROALIMENTARI-UPC-IRTA |
Spain | FLORETTE IBERICA SL |
Spain | ASOCIACION DE ORGANIZACIONES DE PRODUCTORES DE FRUTAS Y HORTALIZAS DE ALMERIA |
Spain | INNOGESTIONA AMBIENTAL SL |