Short chain
The short chain is getting the wind in its sails, and global crises, such as the COVID-19 pandemic, are unexpected catalysts. Citizens are becoming increasingly involved in the food system and the rol...
Processing for the short chain
The short chain is getting the wind in its sails, and global crises, such as the COVID-19 pandemic, are unexpected catalysts. Citizens are becoming increasingly involved in the food system and the rol...
Processing for the short chain
Together with the chain, ILVO shares its latest findings via cultivation demonstrations, open field days, and ‘Quilopedia’
Building a local chain
...deliver this value? What are the costs and benefits associated with this? All the links in the chain There are many links in the chain between Farm and Fork. In the long term, food syste...
...s fibers, anti-oxidants, omega fatty acids, etc. The other links in the chain also play a crucial role, via harvest and storage and further processing to stabilize those primary raw materials. When...
... example, to businesses setting up expansion activities, such as short-chain companies and CSA businesses. We see four forms of impact: 1) physical impact, 2) mental impact, 3) impact on work-life ...
... of certain fibers on the gut microbiome and on the production of certain metabolites such as short-chain fatty acids? The research is still ongoing, but has already made clear that certain...
...gional partners, including the Flemish government, the federal public service of health, food chain safety and environment, the Ministry of the North Sea and the federal public service of the econo...
...on is paid to the detection and remediation of foodborne pathogens throughout the food production chain, This is the so-called farm-to-fork approach. Special attention is paid to zoonotic pathogens...
General introductionThe CHAIN research project, with support from European Social Fund (ESF), examined the stumbling blocks for digitalization and data sharing for employees. Agri-food companies, ...
... of prepared vegetables of the highest possible quality. Research approachVeggieChain develops innovative processing strategies for vegetables, aiming to maximize the preservati...
...rial inoculum, cultivation mechanization) and partly due to the lack of a local chickpea processing chain. A follow-up project to KIK-Love, the KIKET project works to build this local chain.Res...
In the ZeroW project we want to tackle food losses throughout the chain by developing nine concrete innovative solutions.
...p a mutually fair and transparent business model to enable a local, integral and long-lasting value chain for organic soy in Flanders. Research approachUnder LoCoSoy, we unite growers, proc...
...ion, and organize interactive and inspiring interactions between the partners in the new production chain. A strategically composed guidance committee of companies and spearhead clusters ensures th...
...ing wheat. The aim is to study its application in an agro-ecological context, while promoting (new) chain formation and value creation for all actors involved. Concretely, the project aims at coope...
...es and give practical advice based on our own study and cost-benefit analysis. Moreover, we support chain development by holding exploratory talks with several buyers and channels. An insight into ...
...at is desirable for health and the planet, and what is actually happening. The recovery project Peulchain, which subscribes to the Flemish protein strategy, aims for more legumes on our Flemish fie...
...n the different regions.Relevance/ValorizationThe implementation of the technologies, value chains and business models must contribute to replacing 5 to 10% of the current mineral fertilize...
...loping a decision tool. The ultimate goal is to limit air, water and soil pollution from the manure chain. The aim is also to provide data and recommendations that support policy makers to translat...
Win – win? Marianne Hubeau (ILVO researcher): "In the short chain you can find very different formulas and types of farms. The search for sustainable added value creation and viability sometim...
...a, has not missed this digital train. By making optimal use of data and sharing data throughout the chain, both upstream and downstream, processes can be optimized, existing products can be made sm...
...tion and processing of legumes could also use a boost. That is why we focus on several links of the chain with PEUL-CHAIN: production, processing and consumption. In this way we want to stimulate s...
...t to biogas plants, and the production of cellulose sugars and bioethanol. To realize this, a value chain must be developed that organizes the production, harvesting, transportation and processing ...
The growing need for quality products has led stakeholders in the agri-food chain to look for reliable and cost-effective solutions for determining quality during different phases of cultivation, i.e....
...ctor. The industry 4.0 wave offers significant opportunities and challenges for the agri-food value chain. This is even more important in the current situation, as the industry and the primary sect...
...and accelerate the application of artificial intelligence and robotics in the agricultural and food chain in Flanders and Europe. This is good news for farms and their ecosystem ( (machine)...
.... Easier sharing of data is a benefit to the farmers themselves and to companies throughout the chain," say the founding agricultural cooperatives.
...and protein crops show the way to the most feasible and further developable local vegetable protein chains. Chickpea, yellow pea and soy produced in Flanders have made it to the supermarket via cre...
...nce were applied and validated on a large scale and in real-life circumstances in the agro-food chain. Internet of Things (IoT) can for example be used to optimize the sustainability and quality of...
...and policy makers, to faster response times and improved decisions for companies and parties in the chain, and to the unlocking and more efficient use of available data in the chain. The solutions ...
...d ILVO) to investigate the potential impact of B. cereus endospore evolution in the food production chain on the molecular, population and industrial levels.Research approachThis project ha...
...climate change on agricultural and food markets and developing sustainable and resilient food value chains in the context of changing food needs and patterns (diets).FinancingEU Horizon2020...
... systems?) on the total methane emission using life cycle analysis throughout the entire production chain up to the farm gate. Relevance/ValorizationThe Grastech project impacts the sustain...
... then developed. Through close interaction with livestock farmers and other links in the production chain, policy organizations, citizens and consumers, we promote the implementation of the innovat...