agri-food sector

The AENEAM project aims to accelerate the transition of the EU agri-food industry towards a sustainable growth model by increasing the uptake of recommended measures from energy audits. The project encourages companies, mainly SMEs, to undergo energy audits and subsequently implement the...

Global fish and aquaculture production has set a new record, with aquaculture production exceeding fish catches for the first time. In 2022, fisheries and aquaculture production reached a record level of 223.2 million tons. The value of production was estimated at USD 472 billion. This represented...

Household spending on fisheries and aquaculture products in the EU-27 rose to EUR 62.3 billion in 2023, up 6% compared to 2022, continuing the upward trend that began in 2018. The rise in fish prices continues to affect household spending and fish consumption in the EU, according to the latest EU...

At the end of August, the Agri-Food Cluster North Savo participated in the Comprehensive Security Cluster Event, where clusters and ecosystem actors from North Savo's key areas of vitality provided insights into the sectors' vitality, regional preparedness, and factors contributing to comprehensive...

Over the past week, Bioeconomy Cluster, one of the five project partners of F2F Health Matters project, participated in Agrokomplex 2024 (Nitra). It is the largest international agricultural and food fair in Slovakia, which this year celebrated its 49th edition. The event was attended by more than...

The selected Champion SMEs of the call for the third target country, the United Arab Emirates got the opportunity to expand their business and to start a new internationalisation journey. Collective internationalisation mission to UAE During five busy days, from 14th till 18th February 2024, F2F...

The partners of the European Food-scalEUp project enter the next stage in the development of agri-food digital acceleration ecosystems In the context of the development of European innovation ecosystems, the Food- scalEUp project aims at fostering collaboration that boost digital agri-food...

Agri-Food cluster’s development work gets a major boost forward through new project funding. The aim of this new Agri-Food Network project is to increase mutual cooperation and innovation between R&D organizations and food chain companies regionally, nationally, and internationally. The project...

The HIGHFIVE Open Call for Innovation Projects brings together clusters with a background in food processing industry, digital solution (ICT) providers and process technology providers. It strengthens current and develops new cross-sectoral industrial value chains within the food production and...

The meeting organised by the Galician Food Cluster and the Packaging Cluster of Catalonia was attended by more than 60 professionals from the packaging and food sectors DS Smith, Buergofol and Karibou offered three sustainable alternatives to reduce the production of non-reusable plastic packaging...

Few months before the selected SMEs on the second call of the project go on their mission to Japan, F2F Health Matters launches its third and last call to support the internationalisation actions of SMEs . This time, the target country selected by the consortium is United Arab Emirates (UAE) . It...

According to the analysis made by the Packaging Cluster, the packaging sector is recovering and surpassing pre-covid pandemic turnover levels. The European market foresees a 5.76% growth in sales until 2026. The plastics and cartonboard industries stand out in terms of turnover. In order to maximise...