FAIRCHAIN FINAL EVENT
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We are happy to announce the FAIRCHAIN final event which will take place on November 14th at the Bruges Meeting & Convention Centre (Belgium).
Our programme will showcase the technological, organisational, and social innovations developed in FAIRCHAIN that offer solutions to tackle some of the issues and challenges that must be addressed to strengthen the position of small and mid-sized actors in existing food systems, to meet the need for sustainability transformation and to support the transition to competitive intermediate food value chains (IFVC).
The event includes:
- A PLENARY SESSION focusing on the lessons learnt and achievements from the six case-studies implemented in the project, in terms of co-creation processes, sustainability assessment and policy recommendations for the establishment of IFVCs;
- A NETWORKING FORUM providing all stakeholders (industry, food producers, policy makers, academics, etc) with an opportunity to engage with the project partners and find out more about the FAIRCHAIN-demonstrated solutions to boost IFVC – as well as to enjoy a delicious lunch featuring the food products developed in the project!
PLENARY SESSION (8:30-10:00 CET)
In the framework of the 2024 EFFoST conference -> mandatory paying registration here
The session will be chaired by the project coordinator Geneviève Gésan-Guiziou (Institut national de la recherche en agriculture, alimentation et environnement – INRAE) and moderated by Katherine Flynn (ISEKI-Food Association).
| 8:30 – 8:45, Brief introduction to FAIRCHAIN project by Geneviève Gésan-Guiziou (INRAE) |
| 8:45 – 9:10, Case studies and FAIRCHAIN innovations by Anne Verniquet, Geneviève Gésan-Guiziou (INRAE), Karin Östergren (Research Institutes of Sweden – RISE), Imca Sampers (Ghent University), Andreas Papadakis (SYNELIXIS), Simon Berner (University of Applied Sciences – JOANNEUM) |
| 9:10 – 9:25, Lessons learned from co-creation processes in the FAIRCHAIN project by Bärbel Hüsing (Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft) |
| 9:25 – 9:40, FAIRCHAIN assessment framework for sustainability of intermediate value chains by Karin Östergren (RISE) and Anne Verniquet (DSS+) |
| 9:40 – 9:55, Policy aspects related to the replicability of intermediate value chains by Christophe Cotillon (Réseau français des Instituts techniques de l’agro-alimentaire – ACTIA) |
NETWORKING FORUM (13:30-16:00 CET)
Bruges Meeting & Convention Centre, room 6. Attendance is free, with registration required here.
Join us after the closure of EFFoST to meet the FAIRCHAIN team and learn more about the technological, organisational, and social innovations developed in the project! Come and enjoy lunch and a chat with the project partners to discover how these innovations were created, assessed and demonstrated, and how they can be taken on to boost sustainability and added value of intermediate value chains.
Benefit from our learnings and get inspiration from the delicious food products developed in FAIRCHAIN – such as kefir-like drinks, feta cheese and blueberry jam and more.