Practice Abstract - Research and innovation
Communications, Learning and Innovation Platform (CLIP): A Dynamic Resource Platform for Territorial Food Practitioners
The CLIP is the central information hub for the COACH project. The platform is a repository for project materials offering dynamic virtual spaces for coaching & training, advocacy & future projects. The main goals of CLIP are to complement existing resources, support a community of innovation, & expand the network of conscious advocates & initiatives.
The platform's vision is to strengthen emancipatory learning for social change, facilitate blended training & learning, centralise a space for allies to meet, learn, act, & reach marginalised audiences. The platform's architecture is situated within the ‘URGENCI E-Learning Village’, to ensure the space & materials survive long after the project end.
In the CLIP, users will find thematic hubs to explore COACH outcomes & resources: These are Costs & Benefits, Living Library of case studies (COACH Beacons), Procurement, Training & Mentoring, Food Accessibility, Policy Briefs, & Alternative Grain Networks.
Highlights:
- Costs & Margins App: Short Food Supply Chain initiatives (both networks & individual producers) can input their data for the app to visualise their performance along 3 vectors of sustainability: environmental, social, & economic.
- Procurement Hub: Practitioners, local food policymakers, advocates, & local governments can learn from successful tenders, integrate best practices for local food procurement, & download the entire toolkit for sustainable food procurement.
- Policy Briefs: COACH produced 5 policy briefs offering policymakers & advocates authoritative arguments to advance the goals of COACH & the mission of food system transformation & transition.
All COACH outputs were uploaded to and stored on Participatory Resource Sharing Tool (PRESTO).
Source Project
Completed | 2020-2023
COACH Collaborative Agri-food Chains: Driving Innovation in Territorial Food Systems and Improving Outcomes for Producers and Consumers
Completed | 2020-2023
- Main funding source
- Horizon 2020 (EU Research and Innovation Programme)
- Geographical location
- United Kingdom