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Italy is leading the global market for pasta, has one of the largest GDP values in the EU and is one of EIT Food’s RIS countries
The Food System at the Heart of its Economy
With a great number of regional smart specialization strategies related to the food sector, Italy is becoming one of the European leaders in the agricultural production and processing industry. This together with their high-quality raw materials and their specialization in the manufacturing and export of food processing machinery, such as tractors, makes Italy a key EIT Food member.
Room for Improvement
Due to their geographical diversification, with an industrial north and a less-developed agricultural south, encouraging synergies between these two poles could led to the creation of an even stronger food sector with high rates of innovation and technological progress.
Moreover, Italy is one of the leading countries in the world in the publication of articles on agrifood subjects, which implies a meaningful research potential that can be fostered through EIT education activities.
Worldwide there are more than 600 varieties of pasta: different sizes of spaghetti, stuffed ravioli, penne or tubes, essential ingredient of the Mediterranean Diet.
Contact Us
CLC South
CLC South
1. Fernando VI 17-1º Izda, 28004 Madrid
2. Parque Tecnológico de Bizkaia, Lekandene, Laida Bidea 214, 48170 Zamudio (Bizkaia)
Email: clcsouth@eitfood.eu
Tel: +34 944 719 409
News
News
Two winners on the first edition of the Italian Journalism Award on Food Innovation and Sustainability
EIT Food announces the first edition of the Italian Journalism Award on Food Innovation and Sustainability
Andoni Luis Aduriz along with local producers shares the keys for gastronomy to grow in Origen 4.0
Reaching to more than 120 viewers, EIT Food held on December 15, the online event Origen 4
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Two rural projects leaded by women were awarded at Farm Up!
On 26 of November the online event Farm up! held the final of two EIT Food initiatives along an interesting speaker and round table around agriculture world
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The Spanish Journalism Awards honored two women in its second edition
On 26 Novemeber, out of 72 participant, two women were awarded in the II Spanish Journalism Award on Food Innovation and Sustainability
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A startup from Bilbao FAN wins the second edition of EIT FAN and gets the prize of 100.000 euros.
The second edition of EIT Food FAN hosted 10 startups and this year's winner came from Bilbao FAN
Startup News
Meet the winners of EIT Food Innovation Prizes 2020
EIT Food present three startups who won in the Grand Final of RIS Innovation Prizes 2020 competition
Projects
Connecting agrifood experts across Europe and beyond
The EIT Food Experts Community brings together agrifood experts from business, academia and research backgrounds to share and collaborate around the most pressing agrifood challenges.
The objective of this project is to connect experts for project collaboration and share their insights on some of the toughest challenges facing the agrifood industry.
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Robin Food
Robin Food includes vulnerable groups in the revalorisation of extra leftovers in the food chain.
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Challenge Labs
Creative workshops designed to find solutions to current and future challenges in the food and agriculture system
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Finding innovative solutions for water scarcity in Southern Europe
EIT Food, EIT Climate, EIT Manufacturing, EIT Raw Materials and BioAzul joint forces to face the real challenges around water scarcity
The objective of this programme is to enhance knowledge and overcome current barriers to tackle water scarcity in Southern Europe through innovation, entrepreneurship, education and communication.
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EWA- Empowering Women in Agrifood
Training, mentoring, business coaching and networking opportunities for women entrepreneurs in the agrifood sector
The objective of this programme is to motivate early stage female entrepreneurs to harness their power, understand their innate ability to succeed and overcome any obstacles, equip them with the appropriate knowledge,confidence and networks to successfully start and develop sustainable businesses.
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