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We have been featured on EPALE, the European platform for adult learning, recognising our work to strengthen advisory capacity for #SFSC across Europe.
We connect advisors, farmers, and policymakers to make local food systems more viable and sustainable.

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COREnet Advisinar - February 2026 - Corenet The next COREnet Advisinar will take place on Monday, 16 February 2026, as part of the Local Food Advisors’ Journey 2026. The webinar will focus on shared local facilities for saving costs in manufact...

You are still on time to register for the COREnet #Advisinar. It will take place on Monday, 16 February 2026, as part of the Local Food Advisors’ Journey 2026.

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First Advisinar Highlights the Austrian Strategy of Food Hygiene towards the local producers - EU4Advice First Advisinar Highlights the Austrian Strategy of Food Hygiene towards the local producers The Local Food Advisors’ Journey 2026 formally started on 19 January through the first of five planned seri...

The Local Food Advisors’ Journey 2026 officially launched on 19 January with the first of five “Advisinars”. What was the challenge? Making Short Food Supply Chains (SFSCs) work within European food legislation.

👉 Read the article here! eu4advice.eu/first-advisi...

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YouTube video by EU4Advice Advisinar January 2026-Adapting Hygiene Regulations for SFSCs: The Austrian Case as a Best Practice

Watch this #video of the #Advisinar "Adapting Hygiene Regulations to SFSCs: Austrian Case as a Best Practice" youtu.be/LSQBNRZca0I
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#KnowledgeSharing | What is the role of Short Food Supply Chains (#SFSCs) within the EU legal framework? In this paper by Mirta Alessandrini you will find out!

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EU4Advice and COREnet launch the “Local Food Advisors’ Journey 2026” - EU4Advice EU4Advice and COREnet launch the “Local Food Advisors’ Journey 2026” E4Advice and COREnet launch a joint campaign for advisors to strengthen membership of the European Advisory Network for Short Food ...

The Local Food Advisors Journey 2026 is designed to empower the European Advisory Network on Short Food Supply Chains (EAN-SFSC), with advisors as the central focus of its development.

Read how it works and join the network! eu4advice.eu/eu4advice-an...

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Julio Quilis, a co-founder of SA i FRESC and a long-time farmer and consultant in the Huerta of Valencia, reminds us that farming is not just about food production. It is concerned with the care of a land and its inhabitants.

👉https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rxRge81CkTY

#EU4Adive #Producers #SFSC

The Ukrainian flag and the European Union flag flying in front of a modern EU building. Overlaid text reads, ‘Energy for Ukraine: 447 emergency generators deployed to restore power to critical services,’ alongside the European Commission logo.

Over one million Ukrainians are without electricity, water and heating in freezing temperatures following Russian strikes on energy infrastructure.

The 447 new generators will restore power to hospitals, shelters and critical services.

More: link.europa.eu/Xw3Y3B

#KnowledgeSharing | Today, we are reading "Sustainable Food Procurement: Legal, Social and Organisational Challenges".
Authors ✍ Mark Stein, Maurizio Mariani, Roberto Caranta & Yiannis Polychronakis
👉 Read it here! doi.org/10.4324/9781...

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Mastika L’Horta is an ecological farm in the huerta of Valencia, which is run by a producer, Bruno Muñoz, and which is devoted to organic food, local cooperation and short food supply chains.
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#EU4Advice #Advisors

Thanks, @AUSTRALO, for featuring the #AdvisorsWebinar that took place yesterday in the scope of the “Local Food Advisors’ Journey 2026”

🤩 It was such a successful webinar with more than 70 participants learning about short food supply chains, featuring the Austrian case as a best practice. #SFSC

EU4Advice and COREnet launch the “Local Food Advisors’ Journey 2026” - EU4Advice EU4Advice and COREnet launch the “Local Food Advisors’ Journey 2026” E4Advice and COREnet launch a joint campaign for advisors to strengthen membership of the European Advisory Network for Short Food ...

Strong questions during our #webinar on adapting hygiene regulations for short food supply chains.

Some of them: traceability exemptions, liability and consumer misuse, consistent interpretation by inspectors, etc.

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🌱 EU4Advice and COREnet launch a joint campaign for local food #advisors
👉 To take part in the activities and attend the webinars, advisors are invited to join the COREnet and EU4Advice network. eu4advice.eu/eu4advice-an...
#LocakFoodAdvisorsJourney2026

#WEBINAR “Adapting Hygiene Regulations for SFSCs: The Austrian Case as a Best Practice”
📆 19 January 2026 | 🕙 10:00 CET
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Join our network and have exclusive access to our upcoming #WEBINAR "Adapting Hygiene Regulations for SFSCs: The Austrian Case as a Best Practice."
📆January 19, 2026, at 10:00 CET
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👉 Register for the network here www.eu4advice.eu/policy-makers
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#KnowledgeSharing | "A Slow Food Approach to good, clean and fair Food Systems in the EU", by Madeleine Coste & Dr. Nina Wolff.

This paper explains that the current European food system has many problems, and it needs a big change.

Read it here! www.slowfood.com/wp-content/u...

#WeAreReading

The #SFSInnovationPlatform connects individuals and projects to create healthier, more equitable, and sustainable food systems across Europe. It is an open-minded space of members and project partners who would like to share the knowledge.
Join us! www.sustainablefoodplatform.eu/en

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Food security beyond production: what Europe’s agri-food debate risks overlooking - EPHA Without an integrated food-systems approach that centres long-term sustainability, Europe risks locking in current tensions rather than resolving them.

Food security beyond production: what Europe’s agri-food debate risks overlooking epha.org/food-securit... a news item by European Public Health Alliance (EPHA)
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#KnowledgeSharing | "Promoting resilient and sustainable food systems: A systematic literature review on short food supply chains", a paper by Fu Jia, Gulnaz Shahzadi, Michael Bourlakis and Albert John. ✍

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We wish everyone in the EU4Advice community a relaxing winter break.
We’ll be back in January with renewed energy to continue supporting advisors and strengthening short food supply chains across Europe.
Our biggest wish for 2026! 🎄
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At EU4Advice, we have published our first #PracticeAbstract.

“Open Food Network: Empowering Farmers and Strengthening Short Food Supply Chains.” by European Grants International Academy.

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The SFS Innovation Platform is a space created to support everyone working toward healthier, fairer and more sustainable food systems across Europe.

Join us! www.sustainablefoodplatform.eu/en

#SFSInnovationPlatform #SustainableFoodSystems

Are You the Policymaker We’re Looking For? Join EU4Advice! - EU4Advice Are You the Policymaker We’re Looking For? Join EU4Advice! Across Europe, local and regional authorities are playing an increasingly central role in shaping the future of food. Policies that support S...

Did you know that policies that support Short Food Supply Chains (SFSCs) strengthen local economies, increase territorial resilience, and help communities access healthier and more sustainable food? Listen to Stephanie Jongma and join!
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#KnowledgeSharing | "Digitalization in the European agri-food supply chain: a scoping review of traceability, transparency, and sustainability"
By Somia Bekkouche and Tiziana de Magistris.
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#WeAreReading #EU4AdvicePublications

The Future of the Huerta Lives in Its Farmers and Producers - EU4Advice The Future of the Huerta Lives in Its Farmers and Producers -An interview with Julio Quilis-   Understanding the evolution of local food systems requires listening closely to those who have lived thro...

Speaking with farmer and advisor Julio Quilis is a reminder that territories survive only when the people who care for them can continue their work with dignity.

Read the interview here👉 eu4advice.eu/the-future-o...

#EU4AdviceInterviews #SFSC #Valencia

EU4Advice at the FOOD 2030 Networks Conference: Strengthening Europe’s Living Labs - EU4Advice EU4Advice at the FOOD 2030 Networks Conference: Strengthening Europe’s Living Labs EU4Advice and COREnet were delighted to take part in the FOOD 2030 Networks Conference, where 3 networks, 130 project...

EU4Advice and COREnet joined the #FOOD2030NetworksConference, where 130 projects, 90 Living Labs and more than 150 participants came together to rethink the future of sustainable food systems in Europe.
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Empowering Others: What It Means to Advise in EU4Advice - EU4Advice Empowering Others: What It Means to Advise in EU4Advice   At EU4Advice, we believe that meaningful change begins with care. In this video, our Living Lab Leaders share what it truly means to be an adv...

What does it mean to be an advisor in EU4Advice? Our Living Lab Leaders (Viktoria Nagy, Davie Philip, Cristina Galindo & @markfrederiks.bsky.social) share how advisors guide, support, and empower teams and communities across Europe. 🌽
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#SharingKnowledge | "Designing Better Local Food Systems"
The paper by Sara Favargiotti, Giulia Zantedeschi, Angelica Pianegonda, Matteo Brunelli, and Michele Urbani explores how Food Hubs can strengthen sustainable, community-based #fooddistribution.
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#EU4AdvicePublications | “Scholarship on alternative food networks:from mid-life crisis to life begins at 40?” by Angela Tregear, Matthew Gorton, Damian Maye, Aimee Morse and Marie Steytler, takes a critical look at the evolution of Alternative Food Networks (AFNs).
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The EU4Advice & COREnet Newsletter is out! Dear subscribers, At EU4Advice, we believe that meaningful change in short food supply chains begins with care: care for our farmers, for our advisors, for our communities, and for the local food syst...

The @eu4advice.bsky.social and COREnet joint newsletter is out!
Check the latest news on both projects. You will find events, publications, interviews and more!
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