Center for Research in Agri-food Economics and Development (CREDA)-UPC-ITRA
Center for Research in Agri-food Economics and Development (CREDA)-UPC-ITRA
Omar Guadarrama (CREDA) shared the sustainability indicators analysis during the European Association of Agricultural Economics 188th seminar at CIHEAM-IAM Chania (Greece) “Reorienting agri-food chains to hinder climate change and food security threats”. Omar presented the work:
“Analyisis of Sustainable Agri-Food Systems: Assessment and Comparison of Sustainability Indicators”
Zein Kallas Calot and Adrià Menéndez i Molist (CREDA) assisted at the International Conference of Agricultural Economists (ICAE) in New Delhi, India. Adrià presented the research
“Assessing Downstream and Upstream Stakeholders’ Preferences for Sustainability Attributes in the Tomato Value Chain. A case study using the Analytic Hierarchy Process (AHP)”
LAB4SUPPLY participated in the 2nd Agrotech Open Day, organized by the Unversitat Politècnica de Catalunya in Viladecans. CREDA presented the study of the impact of direct sales certifications and short channel on consumer preferences.
On May 30, LAB4SUPPLY celebrated the Final Conference in the Barcelona School of Agri-Food and Biosystems Engineering (Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya), Castelldefels (Barcelona).
Main conference:
Regulation as a driver for innovation. Multi-stakeholder identification and diffusion of innovations addressing the plastic challenge in agri-food value chains: Findings and lessons from the ECOPAP project. By David Fernandez, CREDA
Round table on tomato production and commercialisation:
Presentation by Zein Kallas (CREDA), Coordinator and Moderator
Importance of local tomato varieties in Catalonia. By Anna Rivera, Foundation Miquel Agustí (FMA)
Quantification of the losses and food waste in the horticulture sector. By Amelia Sarroca, Center for Agrofood Economics and Development
Effect of objective information and narrative in the acceptance of genetically modified tomatoes (CRISPR) by the consumers. By Djamel Rahmani, Polytechnic University of Catalonia (UPC)
On May 30-31 LAB4SUPPLY celebrated the Project Final Meeting in the Barcelona School of Agri-Food and Biosystems Engineering (Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya), Castelldefels (Barcelona).
The partners from Spain, France, Morocco, Algeria, Greece and Italy shared the results of the work carried out during the project and the outcomes of the Agri-food Living Labs.
Assessing the Downstream and Upstream Preferences of Stakeholders for Sustainability Attributes in the Tomato Value Chain
Adrià Menéndez i Molist. Zein Kallas and Omar Vicente Guadarrama Fuentes
Research Center for Agri-Food Economics and Development (CREDA-UPC-IRTA), Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya (UPC),
08860 Castelldefels, Spain
February 26, 2024
Les indicateurs de durabilité de la chaîne de valeur caroubier au Maroc : cas de la région Béni Mellal-Khénifra
Hassan Ouabouch. FSJES Ain Chock, Université Hassan II de Casablanca
Soundouss Cherboub. FEG, Université Ibn Toufail
Karima El baamrani. FSJES Ain Chock, Université Hassan II de Casablanca
January 25, 2024
Nutritional Benefits and Antihyperglycemic Potential of Carob Fruit (Ceratonia siliqua L.) – An Overview
Salah Laaraj (INRA), Ashiq Hussain (University of Sargodha), Aziz Mouhaddach (Mohammed V University, Rabat), Younes Noutfia (INRA), Faiza Iftikhar Gorsi (University of Sargodha), Shazia Yaqub (University of Sargodha), Imtiaz Hussain (Pir Mehr Ali Shah Arid Agriculture University Rawalpindi, Pakistan), Rizwan Nisar (INRA), Souad Salmaoui (Moulay Slimane University), Kaoutar Elfazazi (INRA).
December 19, 2023
Second focus group organized in the Alguaire (Catalonia) town hall on the fig supply chain. We discussed with farmers, processors, restaurants, distributors and public agents actions to promote the local fruit and the potentiality of creating a Mediterranean fig route including this Catalan town.
December 15, 2023
Students from the Master EcoDEVA (Master2 co-accredited by CIHEAM-IAMM, Institut Agro Montpellier and Université de Montpellier) and Boutiques Paysannes joined forces to run a workshop as part of the #Lab4Supply project in Vézénobres (France).
December 15, 2023
Focus Group held in CREDA’s premises (Castelldefels, Barcelona). Once again different stakeholders have discussed the distribution problems of the tomato value chain and focused on the potential solutions agreed by all the actors involved.
November 11, 2023
An exchange of experiences between LAB4SUPPLY and the Unión Ganadera Regional de Sonora (Mexico), from farm to fork in the livestock supply chain. Omar Guadarrama (CREDA) gave a workshop on the use of Living Labs to promote innovation in Agri-food Supply Chains.
November 10, 2023
At the 5th Consumer Symposium organised by the University of Sonora (Mexico), Omar Guadarrama (CREDA) gave the conference “LAB4SUPPLY, an Ecosystem of Innovation in the Agri-Food Sector” at the Universidad de Sonora, Mexico.
November 8, 2023
LAB4SUPPLY participated in the XXVII “Jornada de l’Horta” at Santa Susanna (El Maresme, Catalunya, Spain) with the presence of Zein Kallas (CREDA). The Congress was organised by the Town Council of Santa Susanna and IRTA.
OCTOBER 25, 2023
Prof. Zein Kallas gave a lecture on “determining factors in the adoption of innovations in the agricultural sector” during the 1st Horticultural Congress of Catalonia organised by the Generalitat de Catalunya and Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya.
October 20, 2023
The Agricultural University of Athens and CREDA have organized an experiment with consumers to find out their preferences when purchasing fig jam. The experiment has been a success with 600 participants in Spain and Greece.
October 5-6, 2023
The 2nd General Meeting of LAB4SUPPLY was held last week in the Qualipole of alimentation of Beni Mellal in Morocco. The partners have shared their progress in the Living Labs, discussed of key issues and arranged the action plan for 2024.
A visit to the Regional Center of Agricultural Research of Tadla (Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique, INRA Maroc) has been held
