FUSILLI Horizon 2020
Fostering the Urban Food System Transformation through Innovative Living Labs Implementation/FUSILLI
(H2020-CE-FNR-07-2020)
The project is funded by the European Commission
Project duration: January 1, 2021 – December 31, 2024
General information
Project aim:
development and implementation of integrated, systemic food policies that support the transition towards sustainable food systems in urban, peri-urban and nearby rural areas.
Project objectives:
- develop 12 Living Labs to implement different innovative actions through all stages of the food chain, including production and processing, distribution and logistics, governance, consumption and waste;
- with the support of the FUSILLI Knowledge Community, build an urban food plan to reach an integrated and safe holistic transition towards healthy, sustainable, secure, equitable and cost-efficient food systems;
- identify best practices and initiatives among existing and well-functioning living labs to develop systemic food policies and sustainable food systems in the city.
Project activity areas:
- evaluation of functioning living labs and their applicability to the FUSILLI project in order to further develop a methodology for creating living labs in the city;
- identification of local actors of the urban food system and their involvement in the project;
- development of management strategies and basic principles of living labs;
- development and implementation of a Roadmap that will define the objectives and desired results of the project, as well as the main steps and stages required to achieve the project objectives;
- preparation of a public report on guidelines for local government, location, planning of living labs’ activities;
- dissemination of the project results.
Expected results:
- creation of new and sound evidence for policy makers in relation to urban food systems in support of systemic food policies development;
- building up of political commitment and capacity for multi-objective coordinated strategies, roadmaps and actions between different government departments, jurisdictions and stakeholders that aim at delivering co-benefits relevant to FOOD 2030 priorities;
- creation of innovation opportunities and jobs relevant to city region livelihoods and economic development for all actors of the food systems;
- improved social inclusion and equity of all actors of the food systems;
- reconnection of citizens with food fostering behavioural change towards healthy sustainable diets and nutrition, responsible production and consumption;
- increased food and nutrition security for urban and rural dwellers.
The consortium includes the following partners: :
- CARTIF Foundation, Spain – grant holder
- Amsterdam Free University Foundation, the Netherlands
- Oslo Metropolitan University, Norway
- Izmir Democracy University, Turkey
- University of Southern Denmark, Denmark
- University of Valladolid, Spain
- Tampere University of Applied Sciences, Finland
- V. N. Karazin Kharkiv National University, Ukraine
- University of Luxembourg, Luxembourg
- Ahlman School Foundation, Finland
- Nilufer City State Administration, Turkey
- Municipality of Oslo, Norway
- Municipality of Kolding, Denmark
- Municipality of Turin, Italy
- Kharkiv City Council, Ukraine
- Municipality of Differdange, Luxembourg
- Tampere, Finland
- Rijeka, Croatia
- Municipality of Castelo Branco, Portugal
- Municipality of Athens, Greece
- Rome, Italy
- Natural Cross-Border Territory of Chiers and Alzette, Luxembourg
- Fomento De San Sebastian SA, Spain
- DEMIR ENERJI, Turkey
- Steinbeis Innovations GmbH, Germany
- Acondicionamiento Tarrasense Association (LEITAT), Spain
- Wings Ict Solutions Information & Communication Technologies Ike, Greece
- CiviESCO SRL, Italy
- Tecnoalimenti SCPA, Italy
- Eroski S. Coop, Spain
- Mirafiori Onlus Community Foundation, Italy
- Ekokumpanit LTD, Finland
- Athens Municipal Computer Company, Greece
- RPR Resources Spa, Italy
At Karazin University, the project is being implemented at the School of Sociology.
Project manager: O. S. Muradian
Project coordinator: O. V. Khyzhniak
This project has received funding from the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme under grant agreement No. 101000717
Detailed information about the project is available here.