The following are projects developed by Foodessed research team members. The Foodseed Planeraty Wellbeing seedfunding and research effort has contributed to their development:

ECOTWINS: Research capacity building and upskilling and upgrading the research team in NUBiP (Ukraine) on agroecological intensification for crop production

Source: HORIZON-WIDERA-2021-ACCESS-03

The project objective is to strengthen the research capacity of NUBiP team and create a networking platform for best practices about agroecological intensification to uplift the scientific excellence and translational skills of NUBiP team. The specific objectives are : O1. Enhance research skills for stimulation of scientific excellence and innovation capacity of NUBiP in Ukraine; O2. Exchange of knowledge and best practices through joint proposals, publications and visits to enhance scientific reputation; O3. Implement field trials on combined effects of biostimulant application and cereal-legume intercrop on productivity and provision of ecosystem services; O4. Communication, dissemination and exploitation of project outputs on agro-ecological intensification 

CATALYSE. Climate Action To Advance HeaLthY Societies in Europe

Source: HORIZON-HLTH-2021-ENVHLTH-02

Despite clear signs that the impacts of climate change are escalating, the global response has been inadequate. Traditional scientific efforts have fallen short of providing knowledge and tools that have been broadly applied in decision-making, and innovative approaches to knowledge translation are needed. To catalyse climate action in Europe to protect public health, our overarching goal is to provide new knowledge, data, and tools on: i) the relationships between changes in environmental hazards caused by climate change, ecosystems, and human health; ii) the health co-benefits of climate action; iii) the role of health evidence in decision making; and iv) the societal implications of climate change for health systems. This will be achieved through five specific objectives: 1) to develop an integrated indicator framework and repository to track the status of health-relevant outcomes of climate actions; 2) to quantify the health co-benefits and full social and environmental costs and benefits resulting from mitigation measures outside of the health sector; 3) to develop innovative surveillance and forecasting tools that facilitate effective response to environmental health hazards (e.g. heat stress, allergenic pollen) caused by climate change and the design, monitoring and  valuation of interventions to mitigate climate change; 4) to investigate how stakeholders engage with evidence regarding the health impacts of climate change, and to develop strategies and tools to facilitate engagement; and 5) to provide evidence and training on the most effective strategies for climate change adaptation and mitigation for health systems, with specific focus on vulnerable populations including those occupationally exposed to hazards induced by climate change. CATALYSE is a powerful, interdisciplinary consortium with a mission to further develop and communicate evidence of the health impacts of climate change and respond to the urgent need for solutions.

Kairos Biocir. Enhancing the nexus water energy food to improve the agrifood sector in Spain: Opportunities based on circular bioeconomy and sustainable consumption

Source: Convocatoria 2019 Proyectos de I+D+i Ministerio Ciencia e inovación y universidades

Designing sustainable and healthy diets for good health and planetary wellbeing. The goal of this project is to contribute and foster bio-circular economy by building climate smart food systems adaptive to climate change, implementing resourceefficient circular economy principles across the whole food system while reducing  its environmental footprint, ensuring that nutritious food and water is available and affordable for all, and helping  consumers to adopt more sustainable and healthy diets.

CERES-ProCon. Food consumption strategies for climate change mitigation: towards an environmentally sustainable diet (30/12/2016-29/12/2019).

Source: Proyecto Nacional
Fostering sustainable food consumption via  healthy diets and environmentally responsible in order to mitigate climate change.

The objectives include: 1) finding a more sustainable way of eating, looking for healthier and more respectful diets with nature that contribute, specifically, to the mitigation of climate change. 2) Making consumers aware of the impact of daily actions on GHG emissions and of the need to adopt more sustainable food systems and healthier diet patterns, 3) Defining environmental communication procedures for responsible consumption of products and packaging by consumers, 5) Advancing in the objective decision of waste management by the administration.