Food Supply Chain
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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

Conference

Festival of Stewardship 2025

  • Innovation, knowledge exchange & EIP-AGRI
Calendar
Agricultural Productivity, Food Supply Chain (+1) Online CropLife International
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 - Transforming agriculture through sustainable supply chains
Press Articles |

Transforming agriculture through sustainable supply chains

Empowering farmers through sustainable logistics and direct marketing

  • Innovation, knowledge exchange & EIP-AGRI
Food Supply Chain, Networking (+2)
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
All Food Supply Chain publications

Latest projects

EIP-AGRI Operational Group

Innovation and traceability in the production chain of medicinal and aromatic plants grown in the Emilia-Romagna region - Trace
  • Innovation, knowledge exchange & EIP-AGRI
Outdoor horticulture and woody crops (incl. viticulture, olives, fruit, ornamentals), Supply chain, marketing and consumption (+1) Italy
EIP-AGRI Operational Group

Development Fieldlab 'Circular earning with insects in the Peel'
  • Innovation, knowledge exchange & EIP-AGRI
Fodder and feed, Climate change (incl. GHG reduction, adaptation and mitigation, and other air related issues) (+5) Netherlands
EIP-AGRI Operational Group | Ongoing

Integral improvement of Stevia rebaudiana cultivation for its valorization in the region. "GO STEVIBREED"
  • Innovation, knowledge exchange & EIP-AGRI
Genetic resources, Supply chain, marketing and consumption Spain
All Food Supply Chain projects

Latest good practice

farmers carrying box of vegetables
Inspirational Idea | 05 Jun 2025

Transforming agriculture through sustainable supply chains

  • Innovation, knowledge exchange & EIP-AGRI
Agricultural Productivity, Food Supply Chain (+1) Austria
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
All Food Supply Chain good practice