Join EU Network of Short Food Supply Chain (SFSC) 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;
• You will have access to and will be able to exchange knowledge with other food system stakeholders and receive training, training materials, and participate in thematic workshops, collaborative knowledge-sharing sessions and networking activities;
• It will increase funding opportunities for short food chain initiatives and to promote your own;
• You will be listed in a public database of formally recognised SFSC advisors, giving you visibility as a trusted resource in the SFSC field.
• 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.