CLEVERFOOD aims to mobilise European citizens, including children and youth, farmers, entrepreneurs, investors, researchers, educators, knowledge brokers and policymakers to transform the European food system towards a more regenerative, resilient and plant-based food system.

CLEVERFOOD proposes targeted support to ongoing and emerging projects, such as Living Labs and Policy Labs, partnerships and networks that share this goal on a local, regional, national or European scale. The areas of support include governance and policy, innovation, and business and finance, but also food system education and citizen engagement, two areas in which Ecsite and its members will play a leading role. 

With the help of a new food science education toolkit for formal, non-formal and informal settings, including science centres and museums, the competences of children and youth will be boosted. Similarly, a network to collaborate on transforming higher education teaching will also be established. 

The project will also answer the engagement and citizen science activities of Living and Policy Labs with advice and training, and designate and support permanent competence centres across Europe to ensure society-wide commitment to transform the food system.

A food system lab travelling exhibition will visit science centres and museums in 5 different countries, connecting with key events on the ground and introducing the theme of food system transformation to different audiences.

 CLEVERFOOD has received funding from the European Union’s Horizon 2020 Research and Innovation Programme under Grant Agreement no. 101086320.