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April 2024 Welcome to The Feed   Hello joe, Welcome to the April edition of The Feed, EIT Food’s monthly newsletter. As always, we’re bringing you the latest in news, trends and innovations from across the EIT Food community and the wider food system. This month, we’ll be focusing on the building of resilient food systems to withstand shocks and ensure food security for everyone. You will also find the usual list of events and opportunities to help you and you and your business grow to even greater heights.   We hope you enjoy,  The EIT Food Team

News and trends     Strengthening Europe's food system against climate-driven shocks Are European supply chains ready for a food crisis driven by extreme weather?   4 ways to tackle food insecurity  Discover our recommendations for tackling food insecurity at scale.   Gardens4Good: Nourishing Lives  Find out how this initiative in Paris is aiming to promote non-profit food gardens.   Read all news and trends

Impact and inspiration     Will consumers accept a universal eco-label with open arms?     Find out from our Consumer Observatory if labels for sustainable food products have public support.

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How can digital technologies increase food system transparency and fairness? Explore some of the key examples of how technology can ensure everyone can always access healthy and sustainable food. Read more on our blog

Consumer perceptions on personalised nutrition What are the potential barriers and blockers for consumers embracing this emerging innovation area?  Click to learn more

Watch this     Navigating the forecasted 52% surge in protein demand by 2050 With the world at a crossroads, the need for innovative solutions and protein diversification has never been more urgent. Join us as we explore insights from the forefront of food science, featuring in-depth discussions with EIT Food Protein Diversification Think Tank experts.   Watch the full video

Innovation spotlight     ESG PRO: A new EIT Community programme for climate-risk readiness    Enable your corporate ESG teams to set realistic, ambitious, and long-term decarbonisation goals with this new innovative programme.

Learn more about the programme

Food in crisis: is the food system resilient enough?  From the archives: The Food Fight podcast was joined by Chris Elliott from Queens University Belfast and journalist Silvia Lazzaris to discuss food security. Listen to the podcast

Cultivated meat, the idea that (almost) changed the world Cultivated meat promised to revolutionise agriculture but the path to our plates may be more complicated than expected. Read the full article

Dates for your diary

Agrifood Investment Launchpad May 14 - Lisbon, Portugal Join this one-day crash course bringing together agrifood startups and investors interested in exploring opportunities in the agrifood sector.  Sign up for the one day event

EIT Community at GreenTech Festival May 15-17 - Berlin, Germany Join the EIT Community at the GreenTech Festival in Berlin and discover visionary ideas and innovative technologies for a greener future. Register and join the debate

EIT Food Region West Event June 19-20 - Edinburgh, Scotland Join EIT Food West for their first ever regional event discussing important topics such as sustainable packaging and regenerative agriculture. Don't miss out, check out the event

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Opportunities and funding

💶 Call for agrifood SMEs/Startups interested in receiving small grants to improve their business AMPLE, a programme providing participants with enough resources to overcome food insecurity in their daily lives, is providing economic support to agrifood SMEs and startups to find innovative solutions for affordable products in Madrid. Check out the opportunity and apply before 30 April 2025. Find out more about AMPLE and apply here

🎓 WE Lead Food 2024  If you are a woman who is passionate and committed to drive the transformation to a more sustainable food system, this is the opportunity for you. The early bird deadline is 30 June 2024, with a final deadline on 1 September 2024. Learn more about the programme here

🔬 Women2Invest 2024 Supernovas, a programme promoting an entrepreneurial ecosystem with more female presence, are supporting women with STEAM studies (science, technology, engineering, arts and mathematics) in launching their careers in Venture Capital. Get involved in the training programme providing fundamentals of the profession and connecting participants with internship opportunities. Deadline June 25 2024. Check out the full programme

> Discover more opportunities on our website

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