| Case Study Acronym: | Zero FLW |
| Long Title of the Case Study: | Short Food Supply Chain |
| Case Study Main Contact: | Tomaz Zadravec, |
| Countries involved and main place of the Case Study: | Pomurje region – Slovenia |
| Part of the Food System addressed: | Short food supply chain: Production, Logistics, Processing or manufacturing, Consumption and Waste management |
The overall aim of the Case Study is to introduce a systemic approach in collecting data and monitoring the food loss and waste (FLW) along the whole value chain, which would allow interventions at critical stages of the value chain and reduce FLW on long term, through systemic innovation methodology, which will involve the collaboration of all relevant actors (Multi-Actor Approach) through a co-ordinated innovation system supported provided by DIH AGRIFOOD.
The system will be built on top of solutions/IT infrastructure, which will be upgraded for the purpose of the case study:
Existing food supply systems in the region are very linear and need to become for circular and incorporate sustainable, feasible solutions for reducing FLW.
The objective of the case study is to provide a systemic and participatory approach for handling FLW waste that benefits the entire community, while encouraging circularity, and a sustainable food system.
Contact: Tomaž Zadravec
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Contact: Daniel Copot
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Contact: Muhamed Turkanović
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Contact: Martina Šestak
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Policy support and promotion of the project activities
Providing link to farmers and policy support, while also serving us with different type of data from the fields.
Promoting the project and activities to citizens in the region and help us at organizing different events in the region.
The Green Point is the biggest and most advanced Short Food Supply Chain (SFSC) in the region, connecting all regional food value chain actors and stakeholders. It supplies local food to public institutions (kindergartens, schools, elderly homes, hospitals, …), the HORECA sector and citizens in the region.
The overall aim is to achieve an economically sustainable, socially responsible and environmentally friendly local food system to benefit all involved stakeholders and the wider community. The Green Point is operated as a Living Lab and registered at the European Network of Living Labs (ENoLL) and has established cooperation with other food supply chains in Slovenia. The Green point is deploying several state-of-the-art technologies and models, such as online marketplace for ordering local food and produce, blockchain-based traceability, data collection platform (IoT, EO, in-situ data, value chain actors), circular economy models and lately also Food Loss and Waste (FLW) model. In September, the CircEco FLW marketplace will be launched, matching demand and supply of eatable food waste with strict quality control and building a regional FLW community.
Ongoing project collaboration:
ZEROW: Zerow has set the ambitious target of playing a key role in the transition of the current food system towards halving FLW by 2030 and reaching near-zero FLW by 2050 through systemic innovation approach to effectively address the multidimensional issue of FLW (Horizon 2020).
Previous projects that are relevant to the case study:
This Case Study utilize the Green Point Living Lab, which is is the biggest and most advanced Short Food Supply Chain (SFSC) in the region, connecting all regional food value chain actors and stakeholders. It supplies local food to public institutions (kindergartens, schools, elderly homes, hospitals, …), the HORECA sector and citizens in the region.
In addition the Case Study will collaborate with e ZEROW project and build upon the work of previous projects including CIRCECO, DEMETER, PLOUTOS, FARM MANAGER, ENVISION and CITIES2030.
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