On Thursday, November 14th, 2024, the Italian partner ITL – Institute for Transport and Logistics Foundation had the opportunity to present Food4CE project at the “Festival dell’Innovazione Agroalimentare” (Agrifood Innovation Festival) in Bologna, organized by Food Hub. The event gathered over 3000 stakeholders and 600 companies in a 5-day online event where more than 60 speakers discussed the latest developments in the agrifood sector.
The event was a great opportunity to connect with innovative start-ups, corporates, researchers and professionals operating in this field through virtual roundtable, speed networking, 1-to-1 matchmaking service and an extra day dedicated to in-person networking.
This year’s event covered different aspects of the food sector; agriculture, animal farming, transformation, distribution and consuming were the thematic days of the festival.
The Food4CE project, which aims to support Alternative Food Networks (AFNs) in creating a sustainable and resilient food supply system, was represented at the event by ITL. Andrei Lucian Turlea from ITL participated on the 4th day focused on innovation in food distribution presenting the Food4CE project and its contributions to the Alternative Food Networks. With over 100 agricultural stakeholders connected from all Italian regions, the festival provided a great stage to spread the voice about the project mission and to inform about the Italian Innovation Hub established by ITL, Localog – Piattaforma per la Logistica Contadina, which launched on November 19th, 2024.
