EIT Food accelerates innovation to build a future-fit food system that produces healthy and sustainable food for all.
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EIT Food appoints new CEO
newsThe Supervisory Board of EIT Food is delighted to announce the appointment of Richard Zaltzman as our new Chief Executive Officer (CEO), effective from 15 January 2024. -
Impact Funding Framework
Calls and GrantsIf you’ve got an idea that will change food systems for the better, we want to fund it. -
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PartnershipsOur partner network is made up of a consortium of key industry players, businesses, research centres and universities from across Europe.
The world’s largest and most dynamic food innovation community
We create connections right across the food system that stimulate new ideas and innovations to drive change: between startups and corporates; between food entrepreneurs and investors; between consumers and industry; between research and action; between ideas and reality; between present and future.
Our focus for impact
Supported by the EU, we invest in projects, organisations and individuals that share our goals for a healthy and sustainable food system.
Our innovation projects are delivered with a combination of industry, education and research partners to improve environmental and health outcomes by developing solutions that align with our three missions:
Healthier Lives Through Food
We will make a material difference to quality of life by enabling more consumers to have better choices through access to affordable, healthier food products and actionable information.
Reducing Risk for a Fair and Resilient Food System
We’ll improve food security and safety for consumers everywhere by enabling and establishing resilient and dependable digitally enabled food supply chains.
Net Zero Food System
We will enable the transition to a net zero food system, measuring and quantifying the change through reduced CO2 equivalent emissions.
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We connect stakeholders right across the food system to drive change through collective learning, problem solving and invention.
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Unveiling the Secrets of a Food Futurist
Matt Eastland welcomes author, speaker, and food futurist Tony Hunter to discuss the future of food. With the current challenges in our food system, such as feeding a growing population and adapting to climate change, Tony provides insights and cutting-edge research on how we can sustainably address these issues. Drawing on his three decades of experience in the food industry, Tony emphasises the potential of agri-food tech to offer solutions for feeding the global population in a healthy and sustainable way. Tune in to gain a roadmap into the future of food and discover the opportunities that lie ahead.Tags: future of food, food system, sustainable, population, climate change, futurists, signals of change, alternative futures, study the future, flexibility, data-oriented, trends, technology, exponential growth, Moore's law, food technologies.
Sowing Seeds of Change: Green Our Planet's Mission to Transform School Gardens
In this episode of the Food Fight podcast, host Matt Eastland speaks with Ciara Byrne, founder and co-CEO of Green Our Planet. They talk about the importance of involving young people in growing their own produce and how to increase access to fresh and healthy food for everyone. Tune in to learn more about empowering students to cultivate their own food, and don't miss the exciting opportunity for schools to participate in the Garden Connect program for free, thanks to a generous giveaway from Green Our Planet.
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