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Cross-country visit to Hungary
The Institute of Agricultural Economics (AKI) organised a Cross-County Visit on 11–12 September 2025. In the heart of the two-day programme was ta free-flowing discussion on the present and the future of alternative food networks (AFNs) and the Farmer-Miller-Baker...
SPI of the month: Promoting Organic Farming in Poland
How can organic farming be effectively promoted in Poland? This central question shaped a series of Science-Policy Interface (SPI) workshops hosted by the University of Warsaw. The events convened a wide array of stakeholders – from government officials and...
New publication – Agent-Based Modelling of food systems: A scoping review on incorporation of behavioural insights
VISIONARY partners Alexander Öttl and Mette Termansen from UCPH have just published their article "Agent-Based Modelling of food systems: A scoping review on incorporation of behavioural insights" in the Environmental Modelling & Software Journal. This article is...
SPI of the month: Enhancing Poland’s short value chain
Can short value chains succeed in large urban centers? This question guided Science-Policy Interface (SPI) workshops held in Poland, organized by the University of Warsaw. The events brought together a diverse range of stakeholders – including government...
Introducing… Global Nature Fund, Germany
Global Nature Fund (GNF) is a non-profit environmental foundation committed to protecting nature and biodiversity worldwide. Founded in 1998, GNF focuses on the sustainable use of natural resources, ecological conservation, and improving living conditions through...
Cross-country visit to Trento, Italy
As part of the VISIONARY project’s ongoing commitment to fostering dialogue and collaboration among food system actors across Europe, the University of Trento hosted a two-day Cross Country Visit in the province of Trento on 23–24 June 2025. The event gathered a wide...
Registration open: Cross-country visit on grain value chain collaboration and alternative food networks
Practitioners, researchers, and policy stakeholders are invited to join us in Budapest for a two-day event exploring the transition towards food system sustainability through the lens of an alternative grain network. The event is organised by VISIONARY partner...
Introducing… University of Exeter, UK
As a key partner in the VISIONARY project, the University of Exeter (UNEXE) is leading the charge on sustainable food systems through Work Package 6 (WP6), where they bring together researchers, policymakers, and value chain actors to co-design sustainable food system...
Webinar: Sustainable & Innovative Dairy Sytems – Insights for Policy & Business
Discover how cutting-egde economic policy tools can boost sustainability and green innovation in the dairy...
“30 by 30” – Historic Commitment to Decarbonisation
The cooperatives AIRA, CENTRAL LECHERA ASTURIANA, COVAP, KAIKU, COINGA, CLUN, AGROCANTABRIA and CADÍ, which represent one fifth of milk production and processing in Spain, have signed up to a historic commitment to reduce the carbon footprint of the milk they produce...
From a VISIONARY idea to award winning project
From field to school plate: How collaboration grew a sustainable food project in Scotland During a VISIONARY Science-Policy-Interface in June 2023, Aberdeenshire-based organic farmer Phil Swire, farming at Balmakewan Farm, met Adam Forrest from Scotland Food &...
Introducing… University of Warsaw, Poland
The University of Warsaw (UNIWARSAW) plays a pivotal role in the VISIONARY project. Researchers from UNIWARSAW are part of the Department of Microeconomics at the Faculty of Economic Sciences, recognized as one of the top 10% economic research institutions in Europe...
Webinar Series for early-career researches has started
One of our key tasks in the VISIONARY project aims at contributing to the capacity building of early-career researchers (ECRs) (Task 6.5). The coordinator of this activity is HIGHCLERE CONSULTING (HCC). Our Cross Country Visit organised in Brașov, Romania, in May...
SPI of the month: Farmer’s markets in Brașov, Romania
In Romania, there are 3.6 million smallholder farms, managing around 45% of the total Utilized Agricultural Area. The main distribution channel for these farms continues to be the traditional farmers’ markets, open every day of the week. At the level of Brașov city,...
Cross-country visit to Galicia, Spain
Reducing emissions must involve the entire life cycle of milk Last 18th and 19th of November 2024, Cooperativas Agro-alimentarias de España, as part of the European project VISIONARY, organized a meeting to address the sustainable future of the dairy sector. It took...