agroBRIDGES Toolbox
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The agroBRIDGES Toolbox is an online platform that contains tools and guidelines to support the development of Short Food Supply Chains (SFSCs) in Europe. The agroBRIDGES Toolbox offers: (i) communication material, (ii) digital spaces (tools), (iii) training programmes for public food procurement, and (iv) event organisation guidelines. All tools are available in 12 European languages: English, Greek, Finnish, Dutch, Danish, French, Spanish, Italian, Polish, Latvian, Lithuanian and Turkish. The agroBRIDGES Toolbox is designed in such a way that users can easily find the tools that match their role in the agri-food sector and the specific topic of interest. The platform will be supported by user guidelines available into 12 languages to support users in finding their way across the different tools and functionalities. The tools of the agroBRIDGES Toolbox aim to provide practical support, awareness and capacity building to farmers and producers about the concept of SFSCs and to better connect them with citizens and consumers, other businesses in the agri-food sector, hospitality and public food procurers and serve as a day-to-day instrument to create new business opportunities. By using the agroBRIDGES tools, we expect that farmers will be able to create new sales channels and business models and increase their income and profits with the support of their local community. At the same time our tools inform consumers about the economic, social, and environmental benefits of SFSCs. Our tools have also a target to inform public food procurers (schools, hospitals, and other public structures) so that they create more inclusive procurement requirements for small-scale farmers and SFSC. In parallel they also provide farmers with an easy-to-understand introduction to public tendering procedures. Agri-food and HORECA businesses are facilitated in creating new collaborations with farmers and developing new SFSCs in local markets, through ideas exchange, networking, and infrastructure sharing. Finally, farmers and producers can use the toolbox and develop delivery systems for local customers.
agroBRIDGES
Ongoing | 2021-2023
- Main funding source
- Horizon 2020 (EU Research and Innovation Programme)
- Geographical location
- Greece