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University Press Leuven kicked off the year with the publication of a book on the future of farming in Flanders. As all across Europe and beyond Europe’s borders, there are lively debates in Flanders on how to move towards more...

On the 30th of November and 1st of December, Tessa Avermaete (KU Leuven, project manager COCOREADO and RUSTICA) and Dioni Ortiz (project coordinator Visionary) met at the Universitat Politècnica de València (UPV). They had been working together in the European...

Last December, our coordinator Erik Mathijs participated in a session called “Transitioning to a more sustainable food system”, within the framework of the EU Agricultural Outlook conference, the flagship annual event for broad exchanges among stakeholders on market prospects in...

A milestone for the work on public procurement of food in the COCOREADO project was the assessment of sustainability in selected public procurement cases, which we completed this August. The cases were assessed based on four basic criteria: i) Division...

On Monday the 21st of November, the seminar “Biocultural Heritage and Sustainable Business Models” by Vincenza Ferrara was held at Hollands College in Leuven. A room that recalls times long past, in which religion and ethics were discussed – priests...

COCOREADO has participated in the 2nd Joint Webinar with agroBRIDGES, COACH and SISTERS Projects on November 24th. More than 60 participants from the projects’ teams gathered to exchange insights and experiences about the methodologies, tools and approaches each project employs...

Bio.Giardino is a practical example of “passion” and “hard work” to connect the farmers to end users. We deliver the true taste of fresh Italian organic extra-virgin olive oil to those who appreciate a healthy lifestyle and care about the...

After a long process, the book “Present knowledge in food safety – A risk-based approach through the food chain” has been finally published! Our coordinator, Tessa Avermaete, together with Wannes Keulemans, Olivier Honnay, Gerard Govers, Barbara De Coninck and Tjitske...

During the last days of October, from the 28th until the 30th, it took place the Savour Kilkenny food festival in Ireland. This festival celebrates the produce, food and culture of Kilkenny and the surrounding rich pasturelands. Our Ambassador, Daniel...