Project overview
There’s a pressing need to transform existing food systems to address economic, social, environmental and health-related issues.
To address the shortcomings of long and short food value chains while capitalising on their advantages, FAIRCHAIN will focus on the development of intermediate food value chains.
This model displays characteristics of both short value chains (relocation and proximity between operators; shared social values and search for social cohesion; higher quality products) and long value chains (presence of several intermediaries; larger production volumes; improved logistics and distribution).
Our project is an Innovation Action funded by the Horizon 2020 framework programme that will run between November 2020 through to October 2024.
FARCHAIN is one of the three project selected within the RUR-06-2020 call (“Innovative agri-food value chains: boosting sustainability-oriented competitiveness” topic, “Empowerment of rural areas, support to policies and rural innovation” part of the work programme).
The total budget is 8.036M EUR, with the European Union contributing 6.996M EUR.
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Challenge & objectives
FAIRCHAIN seeks to enable small and mid-size farmers and food producers to scale up and expand production of nutritious food through competitive intermediate value chains at the local and regional levels.
Test, pilot and demonstrate technological, organisational, social innovations that have the potential to facilitate the aforementioned objective, delivering a set of proven innovations (TRL7).
Develop business models associated to these innovations and carry out environmental, economic and social impact assessment.
Formulate recommendations and produce tools and guidance documents to ensure uptake and replicability of value chains developed within FAIRCHAIN.
Our case studies
The six case studies represent a value chain in the fruit, vegetable or dairy sectors involving small and mid-sized actors facing an unsatisfactory situation. FAIRCHAIN will pilot, test and demonstrate technological, social and/or organisational innovations with the potential to bridge existing gaps.
Switzerland
Co-product valorisation and generation of additional added value for SMEs and regional stakeholders
France
Production of innovative dairy drinks based on co-products of cheese manufacturing
Sweden
Developing wild berry business to boost local economy and social cohesion
Belgium
Innovative packaging machine for small and mid-sized actors
Greece
Traceability and reliable information sharing in local dairy production
Austria
Food innovation incubator
Case Studies
Innovations Tested
Partners Involved
Countries Represented
News, Events & Publications
Are you a student in a food study programme eager to find solutions to improving short food supply chains? We want to hear your ideas!
The FOOD FACTORY-4-US 2023, supported by the FAIRCHAIN project, gives students in food science the opportunity to submit a project aimed at...
FAIRCHAIN participates in FRUIT LOGISTICA
FAIRCHAIN participated in the FRUIT LOGISTICA fair, which took place in Berlin from 8 to 10 February. It is one of the biggest fairs in Europe...
Results of the FoodFactory-4-Us student competition
The most recent edition of the FoodFactory-4-Us student competition, organised by ISEKI-Food Association within the FAIRCHAIN project,...