An interview with Jorge Molero, leader of the EU4Advice Living Lab Spain

During the Cross Living Labs event in the Netherlands, Jorge Molero, from Fundación EntreTantos and the Living Lab Spain manager, shared his experiences working within the local food system, emphasising the importance of regional approaches to food production. Molero highlighted that focusing on local food systems benefits farmers, promotes healthier food, and strengthens communities. He believes that regional food systems can meet the food needs of an entire area, stressing the importance of caring for the people living within these regions.

Molero also discussed the interconnectedness of food with the environment, health, and society, pointing out that the challenges and initiatives seen in local food systems are common across Europe. He emphasised the need for collaboration between different regions and cities to address these shared issues and to advance sustainable food practices on a broader scale.

Watch the interview!

Advisors
Are you helping farmers and producers to sell their things directly, to improve their bargaining power or position in the value chain, or to transition to more socially and environmentally production systems?

Now is your chance to join the first-ever European advisory network focused on short food supply chains (SFSCs), established through the Horizon Europe projects COREnet and EU4Advice, which ultimate aim is to enhance the sustainability, competitiveness and visibility of European short food supply chains. A key step to pursue this goal, is to enhance the connections between SFSC actors in Europe, the capacity building and the knowledge sharing between advisors, producers, researchers and policy-makers.

This platform will connect you to a wide community of experts and advisors related to SFSC and support effective exchange of knowledge and solutions among advisors and other food system stakeholders, through access to training materials, thematic workshops, collaborative knowledge-sharing sessions, and networking activities. Additionally, you will be listed in a public database of SFSC advisors, giving you visibility as a trusted resource in the SFSC field. Moreover, your participation will also play a role in shaping policy recommendations at the EU level that support the development of the SFSC sector.

Your involvement in the network and related activities is entirely voluntary, and you will at all times have flexibility in choosing how to participate. As a first step, we’ll ask you to complete a brief questionnaire to understand your expertise and role in SFSCs better.