After three years, the COACH project has come to an end, but its legacy continues through the producers, policymakers, public procurers, activists, academics and consumers that continue to spearhead and support collaborative short food supply chains… and to help them do this? The COACHproject’s Communications, Learning and Innovation Platform (CLIP), which holds all the COACH materials and resources. Hosted on …
ECVC and COACH event looks to put land on the EU agenda as part of scaling up territorial food systems
Today, key agricultural actors called to ensure land regulation is a priority on the EU agenda as part of a public event on access to land, generational renewal and soil health organised by ECVC. Representatives from diverse organisations including the European Commission, Parliament, Council, the European Economic and Social Committee, the Committee of the Regions, producer organisations and civil society …
COACH Final Dissemination Event workshops now on the COACH YouTube channel
In June 2023, the COACH consortium held a dissemination even in Brussels to share key project results and engage with policy-makers and practitioners on ways to empower collaborative food chains. Check out our YouTube channel to catch up with some of the workshops and discussions and see how some of our participants have benefited from being a part of the …
Communications, Learning and Innovation Platform (CLIP)
As the COACH project comes to an end, it’s time to take a closer look at the Communications, Learning and Innovation Platform (CLIP), which is the information channel and legacy of the COACH project. It’s hosted on URGENCI’s hub (hub.urgenci.net) and stores all the COACH materials and outputs. It helps to maximise the impact of the project, while simultaneously providing …
Learning Module on Costs & Benefits
The Learning Module on Costs & Benefits (C&B) aims at guiding producers (farmers, processors, retailers, etc.) into the world of costs and benefits from Short Food Supply-Chains (SFSCs), for a better understanding of the consequences and impacts on economic, social, and environmental aspects coming from participating to SFSC initiatives. The increasing geographical, cultural, information distance between production and consumption, coupled …
Newsletter 7 – Introducing the COACH Learning Module on Costs & Benefits
Our newsletter is the best place to keep up to date on what is going on in the project! Find this month’s feature article below. You can read the latest issue here and sign up to the newsletter here. Are you a producer working within a short food supply chain (SFSC) or an initiator of a SFSC such as a …
Newsletter 6 – Celebrating COACH at our dissemination event
Our newsletter is the best place to keep up to date on what is going on in the project! Find this month’s feature article below. You can also read the latest issue here and sign up to the newsletter here. On June 1-2, close to 100 participants gathered in Brussels at Maison du chant d’Oiseau for the COACH final dissemination …
5 COACH policy briefs look to help policy makers strengthen territorial food chains
This week the COACH project has launched five policy briefs, making recommendations to policy makers at the EU, national and local level on how to support local food chains. The policy briefs, developed by different partners of the COACH project, are based on four themes, which have been identified as key policy areas for transforming local food chains: Head to the …
Newsletter 5 – Training for small-scale producers
Our newsletter is the best place to keep up to date on what is going on in the project! Find this month’s feature article below. You can also read the latest issue here and sign up to the newsletter here. Copenhagen training event: Smart Innovation for Small-Scale Producers Accessing Markets ‘Sometimes I feel like a needle in a haystack… there’s …
Newsletter 4 – Training to support small-scale farm-to-fork (F2F) procurement
Our newsletter is the best place to keep up to date on what is going on in the project! Find this month’s feature article below. You can also read the latest issue here and sign up to the newsletter here. ICLEI host training event to support small-scale farm-to-fork (F2F) procurement From 22-23 March, ICLEI hosted a F2F procurement training at …