The Just food system project now has been going on for one year. A lot has already happened and researchers are facing a busy autumn when the research data can be studied properly.
The Just food project researches and tests different models of Community Supported Agriculture together with two cooperatives.
The Just food project investigates in cooperation with Valio the views of milk producers concerning the fairness of the ongoing food transition.
The Just food case study in Brazil looks at different soybean production systems and investigates their impacts on food system sustainability.
Already when preparing the Just food project, it was obvious that the project needed an advisory group in its support. Experience was found among different food system operators.
The first consortium meeting of the Just food project took a major leap in defining the concepts and clarifying the objectives and schedules at Bosgård Farm in Porvoo.
The Just food project cooperates with public food services to find ways of promoting environmentally-friendly eating at schools.
The first stakeholder event was held in Helsinki on 8 October 2019. It involved almost 80 food industry partners representing administration, the business world, NGOs and researchers.
The Strategic Research Council at the Academy of Finland grants funding to socially impactful, high-quality science with an aim to find concrete solutions.