Agrifood Brief: ‘Buttergate’ – could it spread to Europe?

Remote butter canadian consumers European Dairy Association Agrifood traincefood circular economyType: Circular economySector: EnglishTarget: Articles/Scientific articlesDogs: Cooperatives/NGOs, Cooperatives/NGOs Teachers/trainers/educators, Teachers/trainers/educators, researchesApplyEURACTIV takes a look at why butter is hitting the headlines in Canada and what implications this could have for the EU. “The product itself tasted the same. It’s just…

Agrifood Brief: Here come the girls

Remote agrifood farming life farmers young women rural development funds traincefood circular economy Type: Circular economySector: EnglishTarget: Articles/Scientific articlesDogs: Cooperatives/NGOs, Teachers/trainers/educators, researchesApply“EURACTIV spoke with Portuguese agricultural minister Maria do Céu Antunes, who is the current chair of the AGRIFISH Council, about the challenges involved in wrapping up the CAP, including…

Leading the loop to deliver full circularity for our beverage packaging by 2030

Remote full circularity beverage packaging traincefood circular economy economy PET bottlesType: Circular economySector: EnglishTarget: Articles/Scientific articlesDogs: Cooperatives/NGOs, Teachers/trainers/educators, researchesApplyUNESDA’s Circular Packaging Vision 2030 acknowledges the central role that beverage packaging can play in a circular economy. Europe’s soft drinks sector pledges that by 2025 all our plastic, metal and glass…

Serious Games in Secondary Education to Introduce Circular Economy: Experiences With the Game EcoCEO

Remote circular economy, secondary education, games, train ce foodType: Circular economySector: EnglishSkill: 2015 – nowTarget: Articles/Scientific articlesDogs: Cooperatives/NGOs Teachers/trainers/educators, researches, Teachers/trainers/educators, researchesApplyThe concept of the circular economy is being proposed as an alternative for the current linear economy. However, little research has been done on how to integrate this topic…

Introducing NEWBIE, a project that is injecting innovative new business models and entrepreneurship into European agriculture

Remote NEWBIE, agriculture, new entrants, innovation, sustainable farming, train ce food, Sector: EnglishSkill: 2015 – nowTargets: Articles/Scientific articles, ProjectsDogs: Cooperatives/NGOs, Cooperatives/NGOs Teachers/trainers/educators, Higher education students (Post-Secondary and Tertiary, Other stakeholders (e.g. decision-makers, interested civil society, etc.), researches, Teachers/trainers/educators, researchesApplyTo grow and prosper, European agriculture requires a steady flow of new…

Analyzing AgriFood-Tech e-Business Models

Remote agrifood business models, digital, agrifood tech, train ce food, innovative business models, Types: Food supply chain, Innovative business modelsSector: EnglishSkill: 2015 – nowTarget: Articles/Scientific articlesDogs: Cooperatives/NGOs, Cooperatives/NGOs Teachers/trainers/educators, Higher education students (Post-Secondary and Tertiary, Other stakeholders (e.g. decision-makers, interested civil society, etc.), researches, Teachers/trainers/educators, researchesApplyThe agribusiness sector shows tremendous…

Innovative business models for small farmer inclusion. Background paper for The State of Agricultural Commodity Markets (SOCO) 2020

Remote innovative business models, small farmer inclusion, social entrepreneurship, train ce food, market failures in agriculture, Types: Food supply chain, Innovative business models, Social entrepreneurship and cooperativesSector: EnglishSkill: 2015 – nowTargets: Best practices, Books, Books, guidesDogs: Cooperatives/NGOs, Cooperatives/NGOs Teachers/trainers/educators, Higher education students (Post-Secondary and Tertiary, Other stakeholders (e.g. decision-makers, interested…

Cooperative social entrepreneurship: reflections on a decade embedding cooperative studies in social enterprise courses

Remote social entrepreneurship, social enterprises, train ce food, cooperatives, education, sustainable development, train ce foodType: Social entrepreneurship and cooperativesSector: EnglishSkill: 2015 – nowTarget: Articles/Scientific articlesDogs: Cooperatives/NGOs, Cooperatives/NGOs Teachers/trainers/educators, Other stakeholders (e.g. decision-makers, interested civil society, etc.), researches, Teachers/trainers/educators, researchesApplyThis paper presents how the rise of social enterprise (SE) offers opportunities…

Focus Group Short Food Supply Chain Management

Remote Short food supply chain, train ce food, focus groupType: Food supply chainSector: EnglishSkill: 2015 – nowTarget: Articles/Scientific articlesDogs: Cooperatives/NGOs, Cooperatives/NGOs Teachers/trainers/educators, Other stakeholders (e.g. decision-makers, interested civil society, etc.), researches, Teachers/trainers/educators, researchesApplyThis Discussion Paper is the start of the Focus Group work. The aim of this paper is to…

Sustainable food supply chain management

Remote sustainable production and distribution, food supply chain, train ce foodType: Food supply chainSector: EnglishSkill: 2010 – 2014Target: Articles/Scientific articlesDogs: Cooperatives/NGOs, Cooperatives/NGOs Teachers/trainers/educators, Other stakeholders (e.g. decision-makers, interested civil society, etc.), researches, Teachers/trainers/educators, researchesApplySustainable production and distribution is a pertinent and timely issue in production economics. This is particularly critical…