The aim of WP6 is to develop and evaluate post-farm production systems with minimised GHG emissions and significantly reduced environmental impact and resource use, while at the same time safeguarding resource efficiency, food safety and product quality. To do that a working process, or methodology, is being developed to address this very broad and complex challenge.
The methods development has involved researchers as well as companies and to some extent public authorities. The method consists of four distinct steps in a type of design process, where the grand questions on systems sustainability is connected to concrete aspects in food supply chain.
The process itself as well as the results from applying the method increases all actors understanding of challenges and opportunities, which will support sound decision-making.
So far, we have focused on changes in a relatively short time horizon, work encompassing longer perspectives will start in 2023.