Abstract
FishEUTrust represents a consortium of twenty-two organizations from fourteen countries, pooling their expertise to defragment the current food system to ensure sustainability and deliver solutions for a transparent and traceable seafood supply chain necessary to promote high-end, pan-European farmed seafood. The innovation at the heart of FishEUTrust is integrating different actors into a digital platform that links technology providers, supply chain stakeholders, regulatory/policymakers and consumers. FishEUTrust will establish five Co-creation Living Labs (CLLs) in diverse environments: the Mediterranean Basin, the North Sea and the Atlantic Sea. These CLLs will enable user involvement in innovation and development processes and act as demonstrators for the consortium to test and validate digital and non-digital supply chain solutions. Examples include creating sustainable business models, exploiting IPR strategies for aquaculture, e.g., protecting cultural and culinary heritage, short food supply chains, exploiting underused fish species, and innovative engaging activities to stimulate/nudge behavioural change. It will also develop tools for maximizing trust by guaranteeing the quality, safety, and traceability of seafood products based on smart control systems (sensors), a suite of tools integrating metagenomics, genetic biomarkers, isotopic techniques, and digital technologies (labelling, Product Passport/ Blockchain). These tools will be integrated into a single cutting-edge digital FishEUTrust platform that will apply the latest in artificial intelligence, data science and human-computer interactions. Finally, an integrated impact assessment and life cycle analysis will be performed to quantify the environmental footprint, health sustainability, and socio-economic benefits of FishEUTrust solutions. FishEUTrust will be supported by a comprehensive scientific, public, policymaker and industrial dissemination plan to communicate results to a broad audience.
Project details
Unibo Team Leader: Matteo Vittuari
Unibo involved Department/s:
Dipartimento di Scienze e Tecnologie Agro-Alimentari
Dipartimento di Scienze Mediche Veterinarie
Coordinator:
Jozef Stefan Institute(Slovenia)
Other Participants:
Preduzece Za Informacione Tehnologije I Elektronsko Trgovanje Belit Doo
(Serbia)
Bugenvila Investicije Doo
(Croatia)
Danmarks Tekniske Universitet
(Denmark)
ALMA MATER STUDIORUM - Università di Bologna
(Italy)
Redinn - Srl
(Italy)
Norce Norwegian Research Centre As
(Norway)
AquaBioTech Limited
(Malta)
Cluster De La Acuicultura De Galicia Asociacion
(Spain)
Brandenburgische Technische Universitaet Cottbus
(Germany)
Micrux Fluidic S.L.
(Spain)
Università degli Studi di PADOVA
(Italy)
Eurofish-International Organisation For The Development Of Fisheries In Eastern And Central Europe
(Denmark)
Università degli Studi di FIRENZE
(Italy)
European Food Information Ressource Aisbl
(Belgium)
Oxyguard International As
(Denmark)
Drustvo Sa Ogranicenom Odgovornoscu Digitalsmart Doo Podgorica
(Montenegro)
Universitatea De Medicina Si Farmacie Iuliu Hatieganu Cluj-Napoca
(Romania)
Instituto Portugues Do Mar E Da Atmosfera Ip
(Portugal)
De La Cueva Gonzalez Cotera Javier
(Spain)
Total Eu Contribution: Euro (EUR) 4.629.816,25
Project Duration in months: 48
Start Date:
01/06/2022
End Date:
31/05/2026
This project has received funding from the European Union’s Horizon Europe research and innovation programme under grant agreement No 101060712