Completion of UU Consultancy project: building tomorrow’s short food supply chain

For ten weeks, students from the Master’s programme in Sustainable Development at Utrecht University worked on a topical issue: how can we mobilise knowledge from EIP projects for new networks around local food systems? 

Commissioned by Netwerk Platteland / Regieorganisatie GLB (Dutch AKIS) and the EU4Advice Living Lab in Amsterdam, they researched how advisors, entrepreneurs and knowledge partners can be connected to the EU4Advice Living Lab more effectively. The aim is to accelerate the transition to a robust, regenerative and regional food system.

The results, presented by the students on Friday, June 27th, are perfectly in line with our commitment to:

• increase advisors’ and entrepreneurs’ access to financing;
• strengthen advisors’ and entrepreneurs’ visibility among policymakers and policy makers;
• and work together to build the Dutch Living Lab for short chains.

More information:

• View the story map of the EU4Advice Living Lab in Amsterdam;
• Get involved – register with EU4Advice as an advisor and join the network working on the future of food in the Netherlands and Europe;
• On Friday 11 July, the EU4Advice Living Lab, in collaboration with Dutch AKIS, organises a Multi-Actor Workshop for stakeholders regarding the design of a local food system in the Nieuw-West district. Register here!

Next year, Utrecht University will once again organise consultancy projects with students. We were very impressed by the quality of their research. Other clients from the AgriFood sector: register and contribute to innovation in the sector!

Our gratitude goes out to the entire team for all the valuable work!