Funded under the National Recovery and Resilience Plan (NRRP), Mission 4 Component 2 Investment 1.3, Theme 10.
Spoke 02 "Smart and circular food system and distribution", whose research activities are coordinated by the National Research Council (CNR), aims to improve the sustainability of food systems through circular economy processes for the enhancement of waste to obtain high value-added products and to develop application of intelligent logistics systems of food distribution.
The research projects under the Spoke 02 focus on improving food system sustainability through two main strategies: i) applying circular economy approaches to enhance the value of food waste and by-products, resulting in high added value products, and ii) developing and implementing smart logistics strategies, digital technologies, and innovative solutions for food distribution, all aimed at enhancing sustainability in the food industry.
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