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SPI of the month: The dairy supply chain, green innovation and climate change in Trento, Italy

14. December 2023

How can the dairy supply chain become more sustainable? With their SPI (Science-Policy-Interface) “Decarbonising dairy production” the VISIONARY team from the University of Trento is focusing exactly on this issue. To find out how to better promote production...

Introducing… CBS

30. November 2023

The Visionary team from Copenhagen Business School (CBS) is part of the Consumer and Behavioural Insights Group at the CBS Sustainability Center, which is multi-disciplinary research center devoted to the study of sustainable practices and developments in...

SPI of the month: Organic Food and Farming in Scotland

17. October 2023

Organic production systems are widely valued for their potential to help address the many environmental and ecological pressures that are undermining the sustainability of the food sector. In Scotland, various market and policy-related constraints complicate the...

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Alternative distribution platforms for locally produced food

TamarGrowLocal is a local initiative that uses the software platform offered by The Open Food Network to connect consumers and producers. TamarGrowLocal (https://tamargrowlocal.org/) acts as a ...

Domestic value chain for protein crops for food

This case study seeks to identify the success factors of a Danish value chain providing food legumes grown in Denmark. Legumes for human consumption play a minor role in Danish agriculture. Likewise, legumes play a relatively small role in Danish diets. There ...

Farmer-Miller-Baker network

Farmer-Miller-Baker network is a database and map that helps the various players in the bread product line get to know each other better, and share their experiences and needs. It supports the value chain from organic grain and flour ...

SolBun Cooperative

The SolBun Cooperative is a start-up cooperative that was set up at the end of 2020 and is made up of 5 small producers (> 5ha per farm) – vegetables and dairy. In the past 3 years, the cooperative went through a maturing ...

Sustainable milk production in dairy cooperatives

Through the analysis of the experiences of various dairy cooperatives, the aim is to provide knowledge on a number of aspects related to sustainable cooperative milk production: reduction of the carbon footprint of cow's milk, good animal feeding practices, ...

The Local Gastronomic Points scheme (LGPs)

The Local Gastronomic Points scheme (LGPs) is a business model based on adding value to products from agricultural households by establishing small-scale, family-type public food establishments. The concept was developed by an NGO and was first implemented in the ...

The transition to organic farming

The transition to organic farming, in order to explore barriers and potential levers to help more farms convert to organic farming. Details to follow

The transition to water-friendly farming practices

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Transition to more biodiversity-friendly food systems

The transition to more biodiversity-friendly food systems seeks to add value to dark green measures (such as those implemented by farmers as part of agri-environment schemes) by combining them with a label, thus making the higher environmental performance of ...

Water Protection Bread

Water Protection Bread is an initiative that incentivises farmers to use less fertiliser in their wheat production, which ultimately contributes to groundwater protection by reducing the risk of nitrates entering drinking water wells. ...

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