Food and Drink Supply Chains

‘Food and Drink Supply Chains’ is one of the sub-themes of the ENRD thematic work on ‘Smart and Competitive Rural Areas’. It relates directly to Priority 3 of EU Rural Development policy on “promoting food chain organisation, including processing and marketing of agricultural products, animal welfare and risk management in agriculture”.

Key topics covered within this sub-theme were:

• Adding value along the supply chain;
• Retaining added value in rural areas;
• Expanding rural markets and the creation of ‘rural destinations’;
• Food policies and access to urban markets;
• Access to the market for public food;
• Smart specialisation approaches.

Main reports

• Final Report of the Thematic Group on ‘Smart and Competitive Rural Areas’
• Factsheet on ‘Smart Agri-food Supply Chains’
• RDP sub-Measures analysis: M16.4 Short supply chains and local markets

Publications

EAFRD Projects Brochure 'Smart and Competitive Rural Areas'

EU Rural Review 22 'Smart and Competitive Food and Drink Supply Chains'

Events

• Seminar on Smart and Competitive Supply Chains (26 May 2016) – see Seminar highlights
• 1^st TG meeting (18 November 2015) – see meeting highlights
• 2^nd TG meeting (24 February 2016) – see meeting highlights
• 3rd TG meeting (27 April 2016) – see meeting highlights

Browse through all events under the broader topic 'Smart and Competitive Rural Areas'.

Case studies

• Supporting ‘Smart and Competitive Supply Chains’ in the Basque Country, Spain
• Programming for ‘Smart and Competitive Supply Chains’ in Estonia
• Programming for ‘Smart and Competitive Supply Chains’ in Ireland
• Programming for ‘Smart and Competitive Supply Chains’ in Scotland, the UK

Further information:

• EIP-AGRI Focus Group on Innovative Short Food Supply Chain Management
• Agri-Food Smart Specialisation Platform