 New webinar on the Role of Municipalities and Food Policy Councils in Sustainable Food Supply ChainsNovember 2025 The webinar on November 17, 2025, will focus on the role of local authorities and food policy councils in promoting the development of sustainable, resilient, and cooperative short food supply chains. Read_more |
 KA.Wert invites you to the 2nd "BioRegio" KarlsruheNovember 2025 “BioRegio Karlsruhe” is THE meeting place for all players in the organic food industry around Karlsruhe and for anyone interested in organic food. Come by on November 24 at Tollhaus Karlsruhe an experience interesting speeches and discussions! Read_more |
 New Master’s Thesis on Local Food Systems and Food Policy CouncilsSeptember 2025 A master’s thesis has been published that explores how local food systems can become more resilient and sustainable. The study focuses on the potential role of Food Policy Councils (FPCs) as platforms that bring together different actors to strengthen cooperation and long-term strategies Read_more |
 SRI Congress ChicagoJune 2025 In June 2025, members of the Co-SFSC team traveled to Chicago for the Belmont Forum SSCPmid-term meeting at the Sustainability Research and Innovation (SRI) Congress. Take a look at our photo essay from the congress! Read_more |
_rdax_200x200.png) Spotlight on local practice partnersApril 2025 Ashley Colby of SCORAI presents one Local Practice Partner and one researcher from our hub in Karlsruhe, Germany in this video. In particular, we hear about Wanda Wieczorek of KIT in Karlsruhe and Sandra Schmidt of FoodCircle, one of the project's main partners. Read_more |
 Karlsruhe hosts first Food SummitSeptember 2025 On September 16, 2025, the city of Karlsruhe will bring together changemakers from across the food system for the very first Karlsruhe Food Summit, an event focused on shaping a healthier and more sustainable future for the region’s food landscape. Read_more |
 Co-SFSC visual story on Belmont Forum’s new websiteJune 2025 Belmont Forum’s new website is online, and CO-SFSC is one of the first projects presented there in the form of a visual story. Read_more |
 Thailand published its first articleJune 2025 Thailand's first article, entitled “Evaluating the Sustainability of Restaurant Supply Chains: A Case Study of Organic Restaurants in Urban Thailand,” was published. Read_more |
 New Karlsruhe farmers' marketMay 2025 After a successful premiere in May, the new Karlsruhe farmers' market will take place monthly at Alter Schlachthof, offering a space to socialize and learn about regional and sustainable nutrition. Read_more |
 Webinar Cooperative Business ModelsMay 2025 Sophia McRae from the German hub talked about testing cooperative business models for the future the organic retail market. Read_more |
 Interview with Temiz HasatMarch 2025 In this interview, we hear from Çiğdem Adem of Middle East Technical University and Gonca Açıkalın of Temiz Hasat, one of the main partners in the project. Read_more |
 Photo essay SwedenJune 2024 In mid-June 2024 members of the CO-SFSC project travelled to Stockholm, Sweden, for three days of project meetings and study visits. Read_more |
 Winner of photo competitionAugust 2024 A photo taken during the partner meeting in Thailand was awarded the 1st winner of the 2024 Call for Research Action Photo Competition. Read_more |
 SSCP Conference in TaiwanOctober 2024 On 30 October 2024, the Sustainable Consumption and Production Systems (SSCP) International Conference was held at National Taipei University. Read_more |
 Partnermeeting in TaiwanOktober 2024 In late October 2024, the Co-SFSC team arrived in Taiwan for a journey of academic and cultural exchange. Read_more |
 First BioRegio Fair in KalrsruheNovember 2024 At the beginning of November, the BioRegio Fair in Karlsruhe brought together regional organic food suppliers, local service providers, network members and interested parties for a groundbreaking event. Read_more |
 SCORAI Belmont Project: Webinar SeriesNovember 2024 Please join us at the next SCORAI webinar regarding limitations and potentials of community gardens for food system democratization. https://scorai.net/scorai-belmont-project-webinar-series/ Read_more |
 CO-SFSC at the ESA conference in PortoAugust 2024 Two members of the Co-SFSC research team participated with a presentation about Sustainability Assessment in Co-Creation with practitioners. Read_more |
Workshop in ThailandJuly 2024 Stakeholders in Phuket were invited to visioning and back-casting workshops by Thailand Hub and TOCA, the practice partner. Read_more |
CO-SFSC at the EASST conference in AmsterdamJuly 2024 The FUSILLI Project organized sessions on “Feeding Cities” at the EASST. Aylin Topal and Pia Laborgne participated with a presentation on the governance analysis approach in CO-SFSC. Read_more |
 Sustainability Assessment for PractitionersJune 2024 Sandra Schmidt an agricultural biologist and sustainability manager explains how a sustainability assessment benefits practitioners and how this reveal itself. Read_more |
 CO-SFSC at the SRI-Congress in HelsinkiJune 2024 In June 2024, nine members of the Co-SFSC research team convened at the SRI Congress in Helsinki to discuss the progress with the project thus far, and to share with other teams funded by the SSCP Belmont Forum grant. Read_more |
 Photo Essay Partnermeeting in ThailandMarch 2024 In mid-February, members of the Co-SFSC team visited our Thailand hub to learn about sustainable food supply chains, important actors in the organic food system, and exchanged ideas across contexts to help inform the transformative work of the other hubs in Germany, Taiwan and Turkey. Read_more |
 Interview with Ying-Chen LinFebruary 2024 Ying-Chen Lin of the Taiwan hub discuss with Ashley Colby the Taiwanese context for sustainable food supply chains, the role of agro-photovoltaics in the sustainable food transition, and goals for Taiwan’s food self-sufficiency. Read more |
 Interview with Kanang Kantamaturapoj and Natapol ThongplewJanuary 2024 Kanang Kantamaturapoj and Natapol Thongplew, two leads of the Thailand hub for the Co-SFSC project, discuss with Ashley the Thai context for sustainable food supply chains, the role of organic food in Thai society, and how to conduct transdisciplinary research for busy restaurant owners. Read more |
 Interview with Eva Wendeberg and Sarah Meyer-SoyluDecember 2023 Eva Wendeberg and Sarah Meyer-Soylu discuss with Ashley Colby the German context for sustainable food supply chains, what are the role of public “canteens” or cafeterias in schools or businesses, and how to connect local producers with end point consumers. Read more |
 Interview with Rebecka MilestadDecember 2023 Rebecka Milestad of KTH Royal Institute of Technology in Sweden describes the role of cooperatives in Sweden, the history and background of the project, what the "diet for a green planet" is, and Rebecka's greatest hopes for the future of food supply chains in Sweden. Read more |
 Interview with Aylin TopalNovember 2023 Aylin Topal of Middle East Technical University explains the history, background and goals for the Turkish hub. Read more |
 Interview with Pia LaborgneOctober 2023 Pia Laborgne of the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT) sat down with the project’s communications lead, Ashley Colby of SCORAI, to discuss the Co-SFSC Belmont Forum funded project, what it is, how it is designed, and the ways you can follow along. Read more |
 Project Kick-OffJuly 2023 The KIT team welcomed representatives from each of the six total countries to come to Germany for a Kick-Off meeting between July 1st and 3rd, 2023. During this meeting, participants exchanged, discussed and explored ideas and expectations for meaningful content that will help for the next three years working on the research project. Read more |
