Food Supply Chain
Topic

Food Supply Chain

The food supply chain is composed of a diversity of products, businesses, and markets from farmgate to the end consumer, supported by a regulatory and policy framework.

Latest news

Bart Combee with his dairy cows and an older male farmer
15 May 2025

The CAP in action: new good practices available

Every year, the good practice database of the EU CAP Network welcomes at least 200 new examples of CAP implementation across the EU. Get a glimpse of the newest stories!

  • CAP Implementation
Agricultural Productivity, Food Supply Chain (+1)
The cover of the Thematic Report: ''Assessment of the sectoral support withing the CAP' showing a woman with a basket of fruits and vegetables
21 Mar 2025

A new Thematic Report for the assessment of sectoral support

Researchers, evaluators and experts from Managing Authorities explored effective approaches in a dedicated Thematic Working Group.

  • Evaluation
Agricultural Productivity, CAP Strategic Plans (+3)
fruits at the market
20 Jan 2025

Much to digest from the 4th agri-food Forum

Many EU CAP Network activities are bringing agri-food chain stakeholders together, creating opportunities for dialogue and better use of CAP tools to improve the way we produce and consume food.

  • CAP Implementation
Agricultural Productivity, Food Supply Chain (+1)
All Food Supply Chain news

Upcoming events

Workshop

BEATLES third EU multi-actor working group workshop: Exploring the notion of fairness in EU policy

  • Innovation, knowledge exchange & EIP-AGRI
Calendar
CAP Strategic Plans, Climate and Climate Change (+1) Online AEIDL (European Association for Innovation in Local Development)
Workshop

EU CAP Network workshop ‘Innovation in logistics to improve the position of farmers in a supply chain’

  • Innovation, knowledge exchange & EIP-AGRI
Calendar
Food Supply Chain In-person France EU CAP Network
Conference

Mediterranean Forest Week

  • Innovation, knowledge exchange & EIP-AGRI
Calendar
Climate and Climate Change, Food Supply Chain (+1) Hybrid
Barcelona, Spain
All upcoming Food Supply Chain events

Latest publications

Press article - From local innovations to global markets in the forestry bioeconomy
Press Articles |

Bridging local solutions and market potential in the forestry bioeconomy

BioRural and MainstreamBIO advance the forestry bioeconomy

  • Innovation, knowledge exchange & EIP-AGRI
Food Supply Chain, Climate and Climate Change (+3)
Report - Assessment of sectoral support within the CAP
Reports |

Assessment of sectoral support within the CAP

The Thematic Report, resulting from a Thematic Working Group which ran in 2024, provides inspiration and ideas for how sectoral support can be evaluated on its own or as part of an assessment of the Specific Objectives and/or evaluation element of the CAP.

  • Evaluation
Food Supply Chain, Economic impacts (+4) Sectorial impacts
EU CAP Network cross-visit final report
Event Reports |

EU CAP Network cross-visit ‘Use of agricultural and forestry residues for creating alternative sources of income for farmers and foresters’

This report presents the main results of the EU CAP Network cross-visit ‘Use of agricultural and forestry residues for creating alternative sources of income for farmers and foresters’, which was held on 26 and 27 June 2024 in Vic, Spain.

  • Innovation, knowledge exchange & EIP-AGRI
Food Supply Chain, Networking (+1)
All Food Supply Chain publications

Latest projects

Research and innovation | Ongoing

AGRI4POL- Promoting sustainable agriculture for pollinators
  • Innovation, knowledge exchange & EIP-AGRI
Agro-ecology, Landscape/land management (+6) France, Germany (+7)
Research and innovation | Ongoing

Developing sustainable solutions for viticulture through multi-actor innovation targeting breeding for integrated pest management
  • Innovation, knowledge exchange & EIP-AGRI
Agro-ecology, Biodiversity and nature (+7) France, Germany (+3)
EIP-AGRI Operational Group

Vene-To-Goat - The goat farming as a strategy for the maintenance of biodiversity and the improvement of ecosystem services in the Veneto region
  • Innovation, knowledge exchange & EIP-AGRI
Animal husbandry, Animal welfare (+3) Italy
All Food Supply Chain projects

Latest good practice

Another automated weeding machine prototype in a flat Dutch farm field
Project | 11 Apr 2025

New Dutch agri-technology for automated weeding

  • CAP Implementation
Agricultural Productivity, CAP Strategic Plans (+9) Netherlands
Nagele
Closeup of a garlic clove and a small branded packaging box with garlic inside
Project | 11 Apr 2025

Boosting business competitiveness for healthy plant-based Italian food products

  • CAP Implementation
Agricultural Productivity, CAP Strategic Plans (+11) Italy
Fresh peaches
Project | 11 Apr 2025

Renewable energy innovations transform Greek fruit firm Alexander S.A

  • CAP Implementation
Agricultural Productivity, CAP Strategic Plans (+6) Greece
Veria
All Food Supply Chain good practice