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Europe’s food system has come under unprecedented pressure during the COVID-19 pandemic that requires an urgent and coordinated response. As Europe’s leading food innovation initiative, EIT Food has launched two initiatives to support the…
The Future of Food Conference is a high-level forum, providing a platform for all the stakeholders of the food system to discuss the most pressing challenges and solutions in the EU’s agrifood sector and co-create innovative solutions.
Innovation
We guide and accelerate food innovation to transform the food system. We focus on inclusive systems innovation, which enables all people and places to participate and benefit.
Education
We are attracting, developing and empowering bright minds to lead the transformation of the food system into an innovative sector that produces healthy and sustainable food, and is trusted by society.
Entrepreneurship
Startups play a fundamental role in transforming the food system. EIT Food supports innovative impactful agrifood entrepreneurs and startups to deliver new food innovations and businesses across Europe.
Public engagement
We believe that we are all responsible for, and connected to, the food that we eat, so we all need to work together to improve it. Our activities are designed to engage with people so that they can become agents of change in the food…
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The EIT Community invites applicants to develop and submit applications on the inhabited places and on our relationship with natural environments, beyond the built space.
All EIT Food projects
There are many different EIT Food activities helping us build a better food system for Europe. Browse our projects to find out more!
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Youth Mission
2022
project
Young people are a critical part of our future. They will deliver the deep change our world requires.
Youth Mission is EIT Food’s Umbrella programme aiming to pique youth’s interest in the food that reaches their plates and become the…
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Los Salvacomidas
2020 > 2022
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Los Salvacomidas is the answer to all your problems. Well, it is not but it is for children’s malnutrition and food waste.
The project teaches and educates children the meaning of a healthy
diet and “Zero waste” for a healthful…
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The EIT Food report “Direction: Restaurant of the Future” summarises the research study and co-creative work of the leaders of Polish gastronomy.
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Reducing desertification, improving soils and increasing carbon sequestration through biological charcoal (biochar) and compost
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Fighting food waste with innovative food labels
EWA | Empowering Women in Agrifood
2020 > 2022
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Training, mentoring, business coaching and networking opportunities for women entrepreneurs in the agrifood sector.
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Converting waste from oat processing into a valuable product
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Using waste and by-products to create a novel organic fertiliser
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The European Food Systems Education and Training (EFSET) programme addresses the increasingly challenging array of food-related problems, such as food waste or malnutrition.
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Creating an innovative food antioxidant from Olive oil by-products
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Get matched with a farmer and test your solution on the field!