Organised by the European Commission, the conference "Food 2030: green and resilient food systems" aims to highlight the accomplishments of initiatives connected to EU food systems, as well as to examine future research and innovation directions.
For this in-person event, which will also be web streamed and recorded, the Commission hopes to bring together a wide spectrum of actors and policy makers.
- green economy
- Monday 4 December 2023, 09:00 - Tuesday 5 December 2023, 13:30 (CET)
- Brussels, Belgium
Practical information
- When
- Monday 4 December 2023, 09:00 - Tuesday 5 December 2023, 13:30 (CET)
- Where
- Charlemagne Conference FacilityRue de la Loi 170, 1040 Brussels, Belgium
- Languages
- English
Description
Horizon 2020 and Horizon Europe have supported food system transformation with an overall budget of €700 million. Several REA-managed projects which contribute to resilient and sustainable food systems will be at the conference, either speaking in the plenary sessions or showcasing objectives and results at the Food Village Exhibition.
Plenary sessions
Monday, 4 December
13:30-15:25 l Plenary Sessions (Part 1)
Panel 1: Food 2030 - Telling the Story
Paul Webb, Head of Department for Green Europe at REA will speak about implementation and lessons learned.
15:55 – 18:00 l Plenary Sessions (Part 2)
Panel 3: Food 2030 Nutrition & Climate - from vision to reality
- Sustainable healthy diets and nutrition, with the EU-funded project Schoolfood4change. Learn more about Schoolfood4change on CORDIS l Website l X
- Climate-smart environmentally sustainable food systems, with the projectNextgenproteins. Learn more about Nextgenproteins on CORDIS l Website l LinkedIn l X
Panel 4: Food 2030 Circularity & Communities - from vision to reality
- Circular and resource efficient food systems, with the project FutureEUAqua. Learn more about FutureEUAqua on CORDIS l Website l LinkedIn l X
- Innovation for the empowerment of communities, with the Cities2030 project. Learn more about Cities2030 on CORDIS
Side events
4 December, morning
Evidence-based policy making and systemic solutions for transforming the food system, with EU-funded project managed by REA CLEVERFOOD. Website l LinkedIn l X
A common goal: building Sustainable Food Systems. But... How?, with the project FoodPaTHS. Website l X
Food Village Exhibition
10 EU-funded projects managed by REA will take part in the Food Village exhibition during the conference:
CLEVERFOOD: Connected Labs for Empowering Versatile Engagement in Radical Food system transformation
NewTechAqua: New Technologies, Tools and Strategies for a Sustainable, Resilient and Innovative European Aquaculture
INCiTiS-Food: Integrated and Circular Technologies for Sustainable city region FOOD systems in Africa
FoodCLIC: integrated urban food policies
HealthFerm: Innovative pulse and cereal-based food fermentations for human health and sustainable diets
Preventomics: Empowering consumers to PREVENT diet-related diseases through OMICS sciences
FoodSafety4EU: Multi-stakeholder platform for food safety in Europe
Data4Food2030: Pathways towards a fair, inclusive and innovative Data Economy for Sustainable Food Systems
Soil O-Live: The soil biodiversity and functionality of Mediterranean olive groves: A holistic analysis of the influence of land management on olive oil quality and safety
SISTERS: Systemic innovations for a SusTainable reduction of the EuRopean food waStage