🌎 Fair and transparent food systems for a sustainable future

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The Feed - February 2025 Hello joe, Welcome to the February edition of The Feed, bringing you the latest news, insights, and innovations from EIT Food and the wider food system.   From ensuring equitable access to nutritious food to increasing supply chain transparency and fostering trust between producers and consumers, fairness in our food system is more important than ever.    How can innovators contribute to a just and transparent food system, and what opportunities exist to get involved? Find out in this edition.     We hope you enjoy,   The EIT Food Team

News and Insights

Four ways to make healthy, sustainable food an easier consumer choice Are we really equipped with the tools to make healthy and sustainable food choices? Here are practical steps to empower consumers. Explore the steps

Out now – EIT Food Consumer Observatory Trust Report 2024  Nearly 20,000 consumers from 18 European countries participated in our new Trust Report, providing insights into consumer trust in the food system.  Download the report

A new era in global thermal monitoring  Sky-Bee-1, constellr’s first thermal infrared satellite, is now in orbit, capturing thermal images to support climate action, resource use, and food security.  Find out more

Impact and Inspiration

From soil to soul: How social farming is reconnecting a community   In the Italian town of Arsoli, Social4Food is using agriculture to strengthen community ties and preserve cultural heritage.  Discover the programme

Discover innovative funding solutions for agrifood system transformation, informed by insights from diverse stakeholders at the 2024 Building Bridges conference in Geneva.  Innovative Financing for the Agrifood Transition Find out more The challenge aims to support young changemakers developing real-world solutions to address food system challenges.  Gen Z Innovators win ‘Menu for Change’ challenge Explore the winners

Events and opportunities

🌱Last call for Impact Funding Framework applications [Deadline 13 March 2025]  Have you got a game-changing idea to improve the food system? Our March submission window closes soon.   Apply here

🚀Supernovas Rocket Up Programme 2025 [Deadline 31 March 2025]  The Supernovas Rocket Up programme is now accepting applications for its 2025 cohort, marking the first time it's open to startups outside Europe.  Find out more

🌎Food Bite Italy: A Next Bite Satellite event  [10 April 2025, Milan, Italy]  A dynamic one-day learning ecosystem designed to connect Italy’s top agrifood startups, leading investors, and corporate innovators.  Save your spot

Innovation spotlight

Waste to Plate: Turning food waste into nutrition By 2027, Waste to Plate aims to provide over one million nutritious meals each year, all derived from repurposed food side streams, while supporting startups with funding and community-driven innovation. Explore the initiative

Can ChatGPT be a personal chef and nutritionist?  Food systems writer Inés let ChatGPT plan her meals for a week. Here's what worked, what didn't and why human intuition still matters in the kitchen. Find out more in this experiment

Can dairy proteins be produced without using animals?  Bon Vivant is a French biotech firm using precision fermentation to produce animal-free dairy proteins, reducing environmental impact and enabling sustainable, nutritious dairy products. Discover Bon Vivant

Listen to this

Revolutionising food transparency with blockchain and artificial intelligence   With rising consumer demands for transparency and sustainability, Ofir Ardon and Maxine Roper explore how blockchain, AI, and digital twins improve supply chain efficiency.  Tune in

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