The project focuses on a highly actual problem of productivity and quality of livestock production. Livestock production is essential for a sustainable and self-sufficient manufacturing of wide range of products in food industry. One of the key strategies how to enhance competitiveness in the area of food industry is to increase the efficiency of stock raising. Nutritional deficiencies are key factors reducing the efficiency of stock raising, due to high prevalence of serious diseases. Maintaining optimal health of cattle is a key factor for increasing the efficiency of livestock. NanoFEED responds to this factors by nano/microencapsulation approach to advanced core/shell particles with pH sensitive properties.The proposed technology enables encapsulation of diverse active molecules and simplify the protection against degradation in rumen for wide range of active molecules. Nevertheless, due to encapsulation and improved delivery to small intestine, novel active molecules may be used to treat nutritional deficiencies. The process of encapsulation is based on green and biobased methods with minimal carbon footprint helping in development of sustainable bioeconomy. The results of NanoFEED will improve the cattle life expectation, quality of food and will promote more competitive livestock production. In order to achieve project goals, training network enabling efficient short term secondments of ER and ESR between academia and industry will be established. The cooperation between stakeholders helps in closing the gap between them and joint innovation to foster the current state of the art. NanoFEED will mediate it via networking, research, training, workshop, innovation and dissemination actions in form of short term secondments. The project fulfils the aim of RISE project and delivers significant social impact, increases knowledge based economy and creates long lasting cooperation strengthening the European research area.

WINN-Organic will establish Organic Food Innovation Hubs (OFIHs) across 7 European countries (5 Member States:taly, Spain, Portugal, The Netherlands, Hungary;1 Associated Country: UK and 1 Third Country: Switzerland) that will address systemic imbalances in the organic food value chain and contribute to stimulating demand for organic food. Based on an Open and Systemic innovation ecosystem model, OFIHs will be the place for co-creating, testing, implementing and upscaling innovative solutions focusing on processing (small scale-controlled fermentation, low heat pasteurization and low pressure drying); sustainable packaging (new biodegradable/compostable bioplastics); and open-source digital infrastructure (short-supply chains, food procurement and an open food supply network) applicable in the organic fruit, vegetable and dairy sectors in Europe and adaptable to the needs of organic operators. Co-learning and knowledge exchange (Community of Practice, training, capacity building, cross-fertilisation) will drive replication that will trigger innovation up-scaling and out-scaling and connect multiple actors within local organic food systems. The MAA will be based on the adoption of the Living Lab and quintuple helix approaches for setting up OFIHs and steer their rolling out. New business and financial models will be identified and adapted, and strategies will be designed to maximize impact. The sustainability impacts of the WINN-Organic innovative solutions and approaches will be assessed by a holistic framework and serve as input for further developments. WINN-Organic will provide policy recommendations for post-2030.

The vision of FoSSNet is a strengthened and deepened academic network to support a new Knowledge and Innovation governance structure for Europes food system. A new structure is needed as the current Knowledge and Innovation system in the European Research Area is insufficient to address the emerging challenges of nourishing the European food system in a healthy, sustainable and fair way. The aim of FoSSNet is twofold, on one hand to establish a permanent pan-European network for Food System Science and on the other hand to advance inter- and transdisciplinary Food System Science and education. This will contribute directly to the farm to fork objectives and FOOD2030 priorities. Developing the network and advancing Food Systems Science and education will be underpinned by an inclusive approach to ensure engagement of all relevant disciplines, researchers and non-academic actors in advancing Food System Science. In order to reach the vision and aim, FoSSNet will 1) develop a conceptual framework and a process for developing food system transformation pathways to create a common language and understanding among food system thinkers, 2) establish, mobilise and consolidate an inclusive inter- and transdisciplinary pan-European academic network for food systems science to bring European food systems scientists and the science institutions together, 3) enhance inclusivity of the Knowledge and Innovation system for a sustainability transformation of EU food systems by addressing sensitivities to power relations and inequities that pervade food systems and contested transformation processes, 4) co-produce research for sustainable food system transformation to remove existing barriers to interdisciplinarity in food system science, 5) build food systems capability through an academy and curricula to ensure the impact of future food system thinkers and 6) create scientific, economic and societal impact by ensuring sustainability of the network.