Co-creating sustainable and competitive fruits and vegetables’ value chains in Europe
WHAT IS CO-FRESH?
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.
OBJECTIVES
The main objective of CO-FRESH is to (re)design and pilot innovative systemic approaches to agri-food value chains to guarantee:
METHODOLOGY
The CO-FRESH consortium brings together key actors from pilot agri-food value chains: actors’ associations (farmers, food producers, cooperatives, consumers), experts in technological solutions (including digital) and non-technological (including social, organizational, and institutional), as well as experts in environmental, social, economic sustainability, and in consumer’s acceptance.
DURATION
October 1, 2020 – March 30, 2024
PROJECT WEBSITE
LINK TO CORDIS
@COFRESH_H2020
This project has received funding from the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme under grant agreement no. 101000852.
PARTICIPATING PARTNERS
| COUNTRY | ORGANIZATION | TYPE OF ENTITY |
| Belgium | Ghent University – UGENT | University |
| Belgium | Fruit Vegetables EUROPE – EUCOFEL | Association |
| Belgium | European Community of Consumer Cooperatives – EURO COOP | Association |
| Belgium | Cooperatives Europe | Association |
| France | Centre technique d’expertise agroalimentaire – ACTALIA | Company |
| France | Chambres d’Agriculture Pays de la Loire | Organization |
| Germany | Hohenheim University | University |
| Grecee | Future Intelligence Ltd. | SME |
| Hungary | Pilze-Nagy Kft. | Company |
| Hungary | National Association of Interest Representations for Small-scale Producers and Service Providers – KISLÉPTÉK | Association |
| Hungary | Research Institute of Organic Agriculture – ÖMKi | Research Center |
| Italy | Tecnoalimenti S.C.P.A. | Research Center |
| Italy | Alma Mater Studiorum – Bologna University | University |
| Italy | Le Terre di Zoè | Company |
| Italy | General Confederation of Italian Agriculture – CONFAGRICOLTURA | Non-profit organization |
| Italy | Enco Consulting – ENCO SRL | Company |
| Holland | Wageningen University | University |
| Holland | Food Valley NL | Research Center |
| Poland | Warsaw University of Life Sciences | University |
| Poland | Polish Association of Organic Fruit Growers – POLSKI EKO OWOC | Association |
| Slovakia | Bioeconomy Cluster | Cluster |
| Spain | National Centre for Food Technology and Safety – CNTA | Non-profit organization |
| Spain | Center for Agro-food Economics and Development – CREDA | University |
| Spain | Florette Ibérica S.L. | Company |
| Spain | Association of Fruit and Vegetable Producer Organizations of Almería – COEXPHAL | Non-profit organization |
| Spain | Innogestiona Ambiental S.L. | Research Center |
| Spain | Unica Group | Cooperative |
THE ROL OF CREDA
TASK
CREDA contributes to evaluating the best innovations (best practices) identified in the project that could be applied to the seven case studies. In addition, it is responsible for identifying possible successful innovations through a co-creation process and actively collaborates in the evaluation of the economic, social and environmental benefits of these innovations.
In the CO-FRESH project, CREDA focuses primarily on the socio-economic impacts of innovations using a concept of social life cycle assessment (LCA), evaluating and validating organizational, social, and social technological innovations. institutional and management defined and demonstrated in each pilot case of the value chain from the environmental, social and economic perspective, including the analysis of consumer acceptance.
NEWS
Launch of a new Horizon 2020 project: CO-FRESH
The CREDA participates in the new CO-FRESH project, an innovation action project funded by the European Union Horizon2020 program, with the aim of promoting more sustainable and efficient agri-food value chains through concrete actions and approaches.
