Needs assessment report on 5 citizen (change) driven initiatives – case studies
Creators: name: Prūse, Baiba
name: Thompson, Julia
name: Seufert, Verena
name: Loeber, Anne
name: Anna, Struth
name: Emma, Haske
name: Nuray, Duman
name: Lusine, Aramyan
name: Enrico, Balli
name: Taisiia, Bondarenko
name: Anna, Claret
name: Marijke, Dijkshoorn-Dekker
name: Else, Giesbers
name: Lluis, Guerrero
name: Sigrid, Hettinga
name: Florentien, Geerling-Eiff
name: Jana, Gutzat
name: Viktória, Illés
name: Renáta, Inzsöl
name: Joe, Jubb
name: Tijana, Koprovica
name: István, Kovács
name: Rosina, Malagrida
name: Viktória, Nagy
name: Ulrich, Ostarhild
name: Gabriela, Perez
name: Marina Pino, Cebrián
name: Tibor, Polgár
name: Natalija, Savić
name: Susana, Seabra
name: Isidora, Stojačić
name: Viktória, Szente
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2024

description: Main authors: Baiba Prūse, Julia Thompson, Verena Seufert, Anne Loeber, Anna Struth, Emma Haske, Nuray Duman

Contributors: Lusine Aramyan, Enrico Balli, Taisiia Bondarenko, Anna Claret, Marijke Dijkshoorn-Dekker, Else Giesbers, Lluis Guerrero, Sigrid Hettinga, Florentien Geerling-Eiff, Jana Gutzat, Viktória Illés, Renáta Inzsöl, Joe Jubb, Tijana Koprovica, István Kovács, Rosina Malagrida, Viktória Nagy, Ulrich Ostarhild, Gabriela Perez, Marina Pino Cebrián, Tibor Polgár, Natalija Savić, Susana Seabra, Isidora Stojačić, Viktória Szente

 

This report is part of a project funded by the European Union, “Fostering food system transformation by integrating heterogeneous perspectives in Knowledge and Innovation within the ERA” (FOSTER, Grant Agreement No. 101059954). The FOSTER project aims to contribute to changing the scientific knowledge base and associated knowledge and innovation systems in support of food system transformation towards sustainability. To this end, the FOSTER project includes academic partners (APs) as well as partners of change-driven initiatives (CDIs) from across the food system. Based in five countries across Europe, the six CDIs are: 1) Fab Lab Barcelona as part of the Institute for Advanced Architecture of Catalonia (Fab Lab IAAC - Spain), 2) Living Lab for Health - as part of the Research Institute IrsiCaixa (Living Lab IrsiCaixa - Spain) (a note: Fab Lab IAAC and Living Lab IrsiCaixa as part of FOSTER working on one shared case study), 3) the Food Policy Council Stuttgart (ERS - Germany), 4) Delta Foundation (Delta - Serbia) with the local initiative called “Digital Village”, 5) Pannonian Local Products Nonprofit Ltd. (PLP - Hungary), and 6) the Food Transition Coalition (TcV – the Netherlands).The aim of this report is to provide the results of a knowledge needs assessment for these CDIs, by sharing insights from each CDI with respect to their activities and experienced gaps in their knowledge base. In order to answer the objectives of the report, specific data collection activities were organised, among them focus group discussion sessions between APs and CDIs. The findings of these sessions, as well as other sources including additional interactions via semi-structured interviews, follow-up correspondence with the CDIs, and notes from the project's first Summer School meeting, have been drawn upon to write this assessment.
description: This project deliverable is approved by the European Commission.