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Bringing food producers and consumers closer to one another
12/6/2019 Bringing food producers and consumers closer to one another

A successful story from SKIN

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KEEP IT SHORT
12/2/2019 KEEP IT SHORT

A new community of practice in SFSC from SKIN

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2° meeting SCAR AKIS SWG 5
11/21/2019 2° meeting SCAR AKIS SWG 5

19-20 Nevember, Kaunas (LT)

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Brexit: an opportunity for local food systems?
10/2/2019 Brexit: an opportunity for local food systems?

Brexit presents big risks for food supply in the UK, but could it also offer an opportunity for the country to change the way it produces and sells food? Maybe, but only if the government step-ups and takes local food systems seriously

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Logistics: the Achilles' heel of the short food supply chain
8/29/2019 Logistics: the Achilles' heel of the short food supply chain

From the ‘uberisation’ of last mile delivery to the use of smart lockers, from the offer of ready-to-eat products to the constant search for higher produce quality: how short food supply chain (SFSC) producers may face distribution costs and compete with supermarkets

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Short food supply chains: setting another place at the table
6/14/2019 Short food supply chains: setting another place at the table

Ever more citizens are opting for short food supply network to get fresh local produce. They bypass supermarkets and support sustainable agriculture. However, this is often the prerogative of an educated and activist population. The challenge is to involve more disadvantaged people

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Blockchain from farm to fork
11/29/2018 Blockchain from farm to fork

Blockchain is mostly known in finance as a technology linked to cryptocurrencies such as bitcoin. However one of the most innovative applications relates to the food sector, which can use this technology to get more transparent supply chains

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Short supply chain knowledge and innovation network

This project has received funding from the European Union’s Horizon 2020 Research and Innovation programme under grant agreement N.728055