From regional relevance to transnational value: how regional food systems can boost resilience and self-sufficiency in Nordic and Baltic countries (RegioFoodS)
Food systems are constantly changing. They are shaped by people, nature, technology, and culture. RegioFoodS has a broad approach to food systems and aims to understand and strengthen these in the Nordic and Baltic countries. The project is a collaboration between researchers and public and private actors in Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Iceland, Lithuania, Norway, and Sweden. Ruralis is leading one of the work packages.
The project will:
- Map and compare seven regional food systems using indicators and vulnerability analyses. In Norway, Trøndelag has been selected.
- Identify key actors and involve them in regional working groups.
- Follow three selected food products from production to waste in each region.
- Assess how resilient the systems are in the long term and highlight possible measures for improvement.
- Develop future scenarios towards 2050 and prepare strategic plans for each region.
- Establish a Nordic-Baltic observatory for food system resilience.
- Strengthen communication and cooperation with other relevant initiatives.
RegioFoodS also contributes with new knowledge, data, and methods for measuring long-term resilience at multiple levels – from regional to transnational.
Project details
Subject areas
Project period
01/02/2026 - 31/01/2029
Collaboration partners
University of Helsinki, Ruralia Institute (project coordinator)
Roskilde University
Kost Studio
Lund University
University of Iceland
Natural Resources Institute Finland (Luke)
Estonian Business School
Vytautas Magnus University (VMU)
Lithuanian Research Centre for Agriculture and Forestry
Sustainable Gastro (Turn Sustainable)
Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences (SLU)
SFIN (Livsmedelsakademin)
Nordic Joint Committee for Agricultural and Food Research (NKJ)
Region Skåne
Financing
Call is coordinated by FutureFoods
Norwegian funding by The Research Council of Norway
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