project - EIP-AGRI Operational Group
Moving towards a digital model for zero waste in the agri-food sector
Objectives
Reduce food losses and waste (FLW) in the fruit and vegetable (FV) sector through the development of new services supported by digital tools.
Reduce FLW in the FV through the development of new services supported in digital tools.
Diagnose FLW in the FV sector
Facilitate the implementation of FLW prevention plans in the FV primary sector
Facilitate decision-making for the prevention of FLW based on
sustainability criteria (environmental, social and economic)
Provide prevention alternatives for FV FLW following the hierarchy of food uses adapted to the sector and the territory
Raise awareness and sensitize companies in the FV sector
of the importance of reducing FLW and its measurement
Activities
1 - Design and coordination of the PDApp platform
2 - Conceptual design of protocols to develop FLW prevention plans and FLW measurement in the primary fruit and vegetable sector
3 - Development of the sustainability tool
4 - Design of a decision tree to structure the alternatives for prevention and recovery of existing FLW
5 - Digital development of the PDApp platform
6 - Validation of the PDApp platform
7 - Dissemination, communication and awareness.
Project details
- Main funding source
- Rural development 2014-2020 for Operational Groups
- Rural Development Programme
- 2014ES06RDNP001 España - Programa Nacional de Desarrollo Rural
Emplacement
- Main geographical location
- Barcelona
- Other geographical location
- Murcia, Pontevedra
EUR 599 480.00
Total budget
Total contributions from EAFRD, national co-financing, additional national financing and other financing.
1 Practice Abstracts
"The PDApp project promotes the reduction of food losses and waste in the agri-food sector through digital tools based on the principles of economics circular and the bioeconomy. The PDApp project will design a decision support service for companies and agents in the primary sector that will help them prevent FLW. The service includes the support to companies to create the appropriate tools for the digitalization of their Plan for the Prevention and Reduction of Losses and Food Waste (PPRPDA). The digitized PPRPDA will help decision-making, with sustainability criteria, and the establishment of corrective measures for companies, since it will be counted in real time and accumulated with data on FLW, donations and valorizations. In addition, the project will create a digital tool for the exchange of surpluses generated between different agents such as food processing companies, NGOs that receive donations, farmers, feed manufacturers, etc. These tools will allow traceability to be guaranteed, as well as the reporting of FLW to public bodies. These proposals are adjusted to the next Law of prevention of food losses and waste, approved by the Council of Ministers in 2021 and currently in the process of amendments. The companies present in the consortium will validate the service by establishing it in the last year of the project.
Contacts
Project coordinator
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FUNDACIO ESPIGOLADORS (ESPIGOLADORS)
Project coordinator
Project partners
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ASOCIACION EMPRESARIAL CENTRO TECNOLOGICO ENERGIA Y MEDIO AMBIENTE (CETENMA)
Project partner
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CONCA DE LA TORDERA S.c.c.l
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COORDINADORA DE ORGANIZACIONES DE AGRICULTORES Y GANADEROS (COAG)
Project partner
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Fundación Centro Tecnolóxico de Eficiencia e Sostenibilidade Enerxética (ENERGYLAB)
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JIMBOFRESH INTERNACIONAL SLL
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KIWI ATLÁNTICO S.A.
Project partner
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OREKA CIRCULAR ECONOMY SL
Project partner