From regional relevance to transnational value: how regional food systems can boost resilience and self-sufficiency in Nordic and Baltic countries
| Reference number | |
| Coordinator | Lunds universitet - Institutionen för processteknik och tillämpad biovetenskap |
| Funding from Vinnova | SEK 3 448 260 |
| Project duration | February 2026 - January 2029 |
| Status | Ongoing |
| Venture | Partnership FutureFoodS |
| Call | European collaborations for sustainable food systems - call for proposals within the partnership FutureFoodS 2024 |
Purpose and goal
The project aims to contribute to data collection and to a comprehensive measurement methodology to map and assess long-term regional food systems resilience in the Nordic and Baltic countries – which can be applied also at national and transnational levels. It further aims to identify leverage points for actions for practical benefits for coordinated food systems governance by engaging stakeholders in a participatory way and by developing innovative tools and policy recommendations.
Expected effects and result
The project will develop a scenario analysis to 2050, 7 cross- and multi-sectoral regional strategic plans, create a Nordic-Baltic observatory for regional food systems, and promote communication activities and synergies with other initiatives. Through this, the project is expected to increase the long-term resilience of regional food systems and identify leverage points for action.
Planned approach and implementation
RegioFoods will identify the main components of 7 regional food systems in the Nordic and Baltic countries, compare them based on selected indicators and focus on vulnerabilities, map regional food system stakeholders and engage them in regional working groups, as well as map the flow of 3 selected foods from production to residual waste in each region. By combining innovative methods and approaches, coherent and effective interventions are designed.