Research & Writing Office
The Research & Writing Office was launched by Amped, VU Amsterdam Athena Institute and AMS Institute, under the direction of EU4Advice and FoodCLIC. It focuses on transformative change in the food system, following a process with nature-based principles, within and beyond the boundaries of running projects.
Why?
The function of the Writing Office is to assemble partners’ inventories, identify what is needed, and initiate plans and grant writing to co-create solutions across networks, highlighting opportunities for partners to contribute. We foster strategic partnerships through a collective competence center, and activate and enable young talents to help shape the future of our food systems. Currently, the Writing Office has 13 contributing and 7 affiliated / collaborating partners, including municipalities, universities, international networks, enterprises and NGOs.
Networks
Cities leading food production
1. Agribusiness
VIV (Royal Jaarbeurs) is a global business network connecting professionals across the animal protein supply chain, from feed to food. Originating in the Netherlands over 40 years ago, VIV has grown into a leading platform through its trade shows, summits, and VIV Connect. Royal Jaarbeurs is a partner in the Writing Office to connect regional food systems and movements with agribusiness.
Rooted in nutrition, soil health and transparency
2. Nutrient Density & Food Vitality
The Bionutrient Food Association (BFA) is a membership organisation that supports its members in engaging biological systems to grow nutrient dense food through land management and educational opportunities. BFA also engages luminaries throughout the food and agricultural, science and research communities worldwide, and additionally from the health, wellness and subtle energies professions. In the Netherlands we collaborate with the Vital Food Community of experts, researchers and practitioners.
Heal the earth and the human spirit
3. Ecosystem Restoration Communities
The worldwide movement of Ecosystem Restoration Communities (ERC) supports the development of multiple living laboratories in every continent, spreading their experiences, practices, knowledge, methodologies and long term approach for Ecosystem Stewardship. The foundation 'Friends of the Ecosystem Restoration Movement' supports the ERC and is a strategic partner in the Writing Office.
Living Labs in food transition
4. EU4Advice, FoodCLIC & FOOD 2030
The Horizon Europe project EU4Advice was officially kicked off in October 2022 in Amsterdam. EU4Advice is a combination of the top Horizon Europe-projects, aligned into a thematic network approach, and integrating our GAIN Transition Model as a strategy framework. Amped manages EU4Advice's master Living Lab for Central Europe and has the governance lead through GAIN. The living lab is shared with the FoodCLIC-project and both are partners within the FOOD2030-network.
The regenerative generation
5. Youth networks
Amped has a long track record of supporting and empowering talent networks by actively involving them in the food transition, which is foundational to build regional, regenerative food systems. For this we partnered with universities, student bodies and grass roots communities, both in the Netherlands and abroad. Grounded Community and Young Future Food Movement in Utrecht, Student & Lifestyle (NL), Greenpop's Reforest Fest in South Africa, Refi Collective in Colombia and the Ecosystem Restoration Movement.