Abstract
The EU food system is under considerable pressure for change due to its negative climate, environmental and health impacts. Food system transition will require changing dietary habits of millions of Europeans. PLAN’EAT aims at advancing the scientific basis on factors influencing dietary behaviour and the health, environmental and socio-economic impacts of dietary patterns and deliver solutions for transition through a transdisciplinary and multi-level approach. PLAN’EAT will co-create data and interventions in pan-EU network of 9 Living Labs and a Policy Lab. These living labs will focus on a broad range of population groups, varying according to age, culture, health and socio-economic status. PLAN’EAT entails four steps that feed into each other: (1) Dietary patterns of 9 different target groups from 9 regions will be mapped together with their food environments (2) Factors and drivers influencing dietary behaviour at macro- (food system), meso- (food environment) and micro- (individual) levels will be deeply investigated. (3) A True Cost Accounting database and methodology will be developed and applied, for the first time, on dietary patterns, providing integrated insights into the diverse impacts of current and future diets, including possible synergies and trade-offs. (4) A solution package will be co-developed with food chain actors, consumers and policymakers, incl.: i) a Food System Dashboard, setting out context-specific food policy recommendations; ii) interventions targeting Farm to Fork actors, for farmers, food industries, retailers and food services to create suitable food environments; iii) advisory tools to empower consumers; and iv) improved dietary advice and communication strategies to target populations at large. PLAN’EAT will allow for realizing a transition of 58500 consumers to healthier and sustainable dietary patterns by 2032, reducing premature mortality by 20% and greenhouse gases emissions of local food supply chains by 23% in 39 areas.
Project details
Unibo Team Leader: Uberto Pagotto
Unibo involved Department/s:
Dipartimento di Scienze Mediche e Chirurgiche
Dipartimento di Scienze Biomediche e Neuromotorie
Dipartimento di Scienze e Tecnologie Agro-Alimentari
Coordinator:
CREA - Consiglio per la ricerca in agricoltura e l’analisi dell’economia agraria (Italy)
Other Participants:
Sveriges Lantbruks Universitet -Slu-
(Sweden)
ALMA MATER STUDIORUM - Università di Bologna
(Italy)
Fondazione Icons
(Italy)
Katholieke Universiteit Leuven
(Belgium)
Institut National De Recherche Pour L'Agriculture, L'Alimentation Et L'Environnement-Inrae
(France)
Technische Universitaet Muenchen
(Germany)
Societe Pour L Expansion Des Ventesdes Produits Agricoles Et Alimentaires
(France)
Justus Liebig Universitat
(Germany)
Centre For Research And Technology Hellas
(Greece)
European Food Information Council
(Belgium)
European Public Health Alliance
(Belgium)
Harokopio University
(Greece)
Turisztikai Es Vendeglato Munkaadok Orszagos Szovetsege
(Hungary)
University College Dublin, National University Of Ireland
(Ireland)
Uniwersytet Jagiellonski
(Poland)
Fundacio Per La Universitat Oberta De Catalunya
(Spain)
Euroquality S.A.R.L.
(France)
Spes - Spread European Safety - Gruppo Europeo Di Interesse Economico
(Italy)
Wu Wageningen Universiteit
(Netherlands)
Zuidelijke Land- En Tuinbouworganisatie Vereniging
(Netherlands)
Essrg Nonprofit Kft
(Hungary)
Tmg Topfer Muller Gassner Gmbh
(Germany)
Total Eu Contribution: Euro (EUR) 11.999.750,00
Project Duration in months: 48
Start Date:
01/09/2022
End Date:
31/08/2026
This project has received funding from the European Union’s Horizon Europe research and innovation programme under grant agreement No 101061023