Quality Low Input Food (QLIF)
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AgroBRIDGES Good Practice Recording Template |
| QUALITYLOWINPUTFOOD | |
| Author(s) | UNIVERSITY OF NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE |
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| Choose a primary theme that the Good Practice adheres to (three themes can be considered: | Education and awareness raising practices |
| If relevant choose a secondary theme that the Good Practice adheres to | Mutual benefits between primary producers and consumers |
| If relevant choose a tertiary theme that the Good Practice adheres to | |
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EIP Practice Abstract Format:
Short summary for practitioners in English on the (final or expected) outcomes (1000-1500 characters, word count – no spaces).This summary should be as interesting as possible for farmers/end-users, using a direct and easy understandable language and pointing out entrepreneurial elements which are particularly relevant for practitioners. Research oriented aspects which do not help the understanding of the practice itself should be avoided. |
“The European Integrated Project QualityLowInputFood aims to improve quality, ensure safety and reduce cost along the organic and low input food supply chains through research, dissemination and training activities. The project focuses on increasing value to both consumers and producers using a fork to farm approach. QualityLowInputFood aims to improve quality, ensure safety and reduce cost along the European organic and “low input” food supply chains through research, dissemination and training activities. It focuses on increasing value to both consumers and producers and on supporting all components of the food chain, using a fork to farm approach.To achieve the overall aim the project has four objectives: (1) to improve the match between producer’s aims and consumer expectations regarding quality and nutritional value of organic and other ”low input” food, (2) to increase the cost-efficiency all along the organic and other ”low input” food chain, while improving or maintaining its quality, (3) to contribute to minimising food safety risks all along the food chain, (4) to contribute to reducing environmental impact and fossil energy use in organic and ”low input” farming. In order to secure collaboration with farmers associations, food processors & distributors, consumers and other stakeholders within organic food and farming QualityLowInputFood include a number of outreach activities. Those activities are website & on-line newsletters, publications, annual congress, workshops & seminars, exchange and training programs.
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Short summary for practitioners in native language on the (final or expected) outcomes (1000-1500 characters, word count – no spaces).
This summary should be as interesting as possible for farmers/end-users, using a direct and easy understandable language and pointing out entrepreneurial elements which are particularly relevant for practitioners. Research oriented aspects which do not help the understanding of the practice itself should be avoided. |
Avrupa Entegre Projesi QualityLowInputFood, araştırma, yaygınlaştırma ve eğitim faaliyetleri yoluyla organik ve düşük girdili gıda tedarik zincirleri boyunca kaliteyi iyileştirmeyi, güvenliği sağlamayı ve maliyeti düşürmeyi amaçlıyor. Proje, çataldan çiftliğe yaklaşımı kullanarak hem tüketiciler hem de üreticiler için değeri artırmaya odaklanıyor. QualityLowInputFood, araştırma, yaygınlaştırma ve eğitim faaliyetleri yoluyla Avrupa organik ve düşük katkılı gıda tedarik zincirlerinde kaliteyi iyileştirmeyi, güvenliği sağlamayı ve maliyetleri düşürmeyi amaçlar. From farm to fork (Çiftlikten çatala) yaklaşımını kullanarak, hem tüketiciler hem de üreticiler için değeri artırmaya ve gıdanın tüm komponentlerini desteklemeye odaklanır. Projenin dört ana hedefi vardır: (1) organik ve diğer düşük katkılı gıdaların kalitesi ve besin değeri ile ilgili olarak üreticinin amaçları ile tüketici beklentileri arasındaki uyumu iyileştirmek, (2 ) tüm organik ve diğer düşük katkılı gıda zincirlerinde kaliteyi geliştirirken veya korurken maliyet verimliliğini artırmak, (3) tüm gıda zincirlerinde gıda güvenliği risklerinin en aza indirilmesine katkıda bulunmak, (4) organik ve düşük katkılı tarımda çevresel etkinin ve fosil enerji kullanımının azaltılmasına katkıda bulunmak. Çiftçi dernekleri, gıda işlemcileri ve distribütörleri, tüketiciler ve organik gıda ve çiftçilik içindeki diğer paydaşlarla işbirliğini sağlamak için QualityLowInputFood bir dizi sosyal yardım faaliyeti içermektedir. Bu faaliyetler, web sitesi ve çevrimiçi haber bültenleri, yayınlar, yıllık kongre, çalıştaylar ve seminerler, değişim ve eğitim programlarıdır.
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| Pearls, Puzzles, Proposals? | Pearls: QualityLowInputFood contributed to a culture that nurtures low-input sustainable farming and seven subprojects were established in partnership with 31 diverse stakeholders including universities and food producers. Puzzles: More info on methods which can be used by low-input and organic food producers who face key challenges, particularly pertaining to increasing their output. Proposals: Raising awareness on the benefits of opting for organic and low-input foods could be more helpful. |
| What needs did the ‘good practice’ respond to? | It produced rich datasets that offer valuable insights, enabled low-input food producers to begin implementing more effective methods, and formed the basis for further research projects. |
| Methodology Used: | desk based, interviews, meetings, research |
| Sector | Food, agriculture |
| Actors/Stakeholders involved. Who are key actors in the supply chain AND who are key enablers of the process? | Consumers, Producers, Farmers, Researchers, Policy makers |
| Is the good practice supported by an IT application? If yes please describe and collect the TRL | https://www.pokpoksom.com/qualitylowinputfood-project/ |
| Optional: What supports were provided by public sector bodies/policy instruments? | – |
| Media attachment (e.g. video link) or other attachment describing/depicting the Good Pratice | https://pure.au.dk/ws/files/1087419/hb-1455-organic-food-production.pdf |
| Key words | Agrifood, organic, farmer, farmtofork |
| Additonal infromation for reporting purposes | |
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This project has received funding from the European Union’s Horizon 2020
research and innovation programme under grant agreement No. 101000788 |
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