Fresh food for cities - Building smarter supply chains to connect producers and consumers

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Geographical scope	European Union
Keywords	Farming / forestry competitiveness and diversification business model profitability value chain Supply chain, marketing and consumption Food quality / processing and nutrition added value product General innovation short supply chain

The majority of people in the EU live in cities. This opens up an enormous potential for agri-food producers involved in food supply chains in and around urban areas. The challenge is to connect the two, stimulating market opportunities for local farmers and giving city populations access to fresh, healthy food.

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Read the full article in the fourth edition of Agrinnovation magazine (page 4).

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Publication date:

Thursday, 29 March, 2018 - 16:30