GreenGrocer WP5

Balancing the Interests

Balancing the interests of different actors in the food system.

Objectives

This WP aims to address SO4 and SO6. We do this by

Bringing together multiple actors across the food system, policy and academia to help create more useful and accessible solutions that will shape the food system and how data is used
conducting primary research among key players across the food system (from producers to retailers) to help identify the most innovative and accessible solutions and ensure alignment between those providing, enforcing and using the solutions
Exploring trade-offs and synergies across different proposed solutions to identify market readiness, scalability, needs and barriers to use

This WP evaluates trade-offs and synergies between environmental concerns and other aspects of the food system (e.g. food accessibility, food security, employment, land use, food waste, packaging etc.). Insights will help to identify policy mixes consistent with a sustainable and equitable food future for all. Feedback from key industry, policy and academic experts will be gathered and used to inform decisions made about final solutions to increase the likelihood of uptake of the final solutions proposed.

SO-4 Identify and evaluate innovations that deliver sustainable EU food production, consumption and trade

To identify and map opportunities and innovative solutions, including existing good practices that address the identified impacts and promote the uptake of sustainable food production (including harvesting) and/ or food supply practices, including consumption practices, with minimum impact, we:

Map food innovations: seaweed, insects, cellular agriculture, cold chains, and restaurant waste reduction.
Identify barriers to uptake of food innovations within the EU via industry workshops and case studies.
Assess the scalability and impacts of innovations in EU-wide food system transition scenarios.

SO-6 Accelerate uptake of new scientific knowledge and tools by key food system actors

To support to actors across the food systems through new available knowledge, shared existing data on environmental and climate impacts of food systems and identification of innovative solution we:

Increase dissemination and uptake of data via an specialist AI agent (also meeting SO-3).
Deploy new food impact data to ~20,000 EU farms to guide sustainability appraisal of farm techniques.
Improve the scientific basis of the CoolFarm Tool — a platform used by 10,000+ farmers / 150+ companies
Identify key barriers to use of existing food footprinting tools across the EU's food and beverage sector

Tasks

T5.1: Stakeholder Advisory Group and EU engagement

T5.2: Stakeholder insights: Horizon Scanning to Identify Gaps Toward TRL 7

T5.3: Evaluation of potential solutions for industry readiness

T5.4: Standard uptake through engagement with the European Financial Reporting Advisory Group (EFRAG)

T5.5: Develop policy recommendations for selected EU countries

T5.6: Practice abstracts

Deliverables

D5.1: Stakeholder insights report

D5.2: Stakeholder evaluation

D5.3: Policy brief 1

D5.4: Policy Brief 2

D5.5: Practice Abstracts Batch 1

D5.6: Practice Abstracts Batch 2

D5.7: Gaps and Solutions Platform