Building innovative food value chains in regions

Programme 2014 - 2020 Interreg Europe

Date of latest update: 2023-12-02

Description

Description (EN):

The food sector as a whole is faced with major challenges that arise from changes in the sector´s economic and non-economic environments. The availability of safe, sustainable and healthy food has taken a new and pressing dimension in the light of an ever-growing global population and increasing environmental and sustain¬ability concerns. Technology has already substantially re-shaped the business models, value chains and efficiencies in this sector, but a new wave of driven innovation is needed to give response to this new demand. A special feature of the food production sector in Europe is that the 99% of the enterprises, generating 50% of the turnover, are SMEs. These current challenges cannot be met by any individual enterprise but require concerted actions and coordination of initiatives. Aware of the role that innovation may have in giving response to this demanding sector, the NICHE project wish to realize its potential by effectively promoting policies in 7 European regions where food has been identified as a key sector to apply existing research and innovation strengths. By working together the NICHE partnership aims, by 2019 and through the improvement of existing policies, achieve an average 15 % increase in the adoption of research and innovation solutions by food sector companies in their regions to give response to the demand of this sector identified as high-potential sector for their smart growth. In doing so is key the creation of the right conditions to maximize all this existing potential in the way of establishing effective open innovation ecosystems, at both regional and interregional level, that will bring together all the relevant actors to facilitate technology and knowledge exchange that will be translated in new products and services. The project will establish these ecosystems that will last beyond the NICHE's lifecycle and where involved stakeholders will benefit of a more effective and productive way of collaboration.

Achievements (EN):

In terms of activities, the project has organised a total of 117 policy learning events. It has also identified 11 good practices, produced 7 action plans and led to the increased capacity of 52 people. In terms of results, the project has succeeded in improving 4 regional development policies for a total amount of funds influenced of EUR 10,000. 00.

Website: https://www.interregeurope.eu/interreg-europe-2014-2020

Expected Results (EN):

The main objective of the NICHE project is to, by 2019 and through the improvement of existing policies, achieve an average 15 % increase in the adoption of research and innovation solutions by food sector companies in their regions to give response to the demand of this sector identified as a high-potential sector for their smart growth. Specific sub-objectives of the project are: • Pioneer an open innovation approach in the food sector bringing together all the relevant stakeholders under a quadruple-helix model i.e. research centres, universities, enterprises, policy makers, innovation agencies, final consumers, etc, at both regional and interregional level, to propose actions based on a mutual learning exercise that will improve the regional policies supporting the introduction of innovation into the regional food value changes. • Establish regional open innovation ecosystems to assure the perpetuation of a systemic support to the innovation applied to the food sector. • Exchange and learn from experiences among regions sharing similar challenges, opportunities and areas of smart specialization. • Explore new mechanisms to transfer and apply research and innovation for new food products, services or processes.

Expected Outputs (EN):

The NICHE project pursues to increase the current level of adoption by food sector companies of the existing research and innovation capacities as a way to give response to the existing demand in the participating regions. More concretely an average increase of 15 % in companies introducing research and innovation solutions is expected in a timeframe ending in 2019. This is the main result aimed but other mid-term results are expected. To achieve them is important to explain that we present a pragmatic approach to maximize the existing resources and capacities, correct and bridge the gaps identified and foster cooperation to find synergies and complementarities among the regions. By saying this we want to stress that the project is built on very solid pillars that need to be well managed to unlock all the referred potential. NICHE will focus its activity around a concrete sector (food). This is a key factor which positively impact in the results expected as follows: 1) More effective and manageable process based on concrete strengths and structures already identified. This allows involving all the key stakeholders that will provide direct input into the future measures. An important factor here is the inclusion of the final consumers following a novel open innovation approach. Impact on the results expected: more participative policies increasing the involvement of direct stakeholders. 2) Revision of previous measures have shown that resources directed to increase research and innovation were very widely distributed losing effectiveness. Impact on the results expected: a more focused distribution of resources based on identified research and innovation potential (i.e. in the food sector) will help to get more concrete products and services that reach the market 3) The focus around the same sector will also help to identify more concrete synergies, complementarities and joint opportunities beyond the project. Regarding mid-term results the experience and improvements coming from NICHE may be applied by partners to other smart specialisation sectors. This means a potential application in 45 Smart Sectors in the 7 participant regions. Referring to outputs it’s important to highlight the high number of policy learning events planned. This is mainly due to the high importance we give to both the interregional and regional levels: - At interregional level the key activity will be the staff exchanges since we believe, based on the experience, that this is the most effective way to transfer the knowledge. A total number of 21 staff exchanges (each partner attending up to 3) are planned. - At regional level we find key the engagement and involvement of the regional stakeholders, subsequently, special effort will be put on this. Each partner will organize at least 12 regional stakeholders meeting to get their contributions and support on the policy instruments addressed. - An innovation ecosystem is planned to persist beyond the project lifecycle

Thematic information

Clustering and economic cooperation Agriculture and fisheries and forestry

Specific Objective:

Improve the implementation of regional development policies and programmes, in particular programmes for Investment for Growth and Jobs and, where relevant, ETC programmes, that support the delivery of innovation by actors in regional innovation chains in areas of “smart specialisation” and innovation opportunity

Thematic Objective: (01) strengthening research, technological development and innovation by:

Investment Priority:

(01b) promoting business investment in R&I, developing links and synergies between enterprises, research and development centres and the higher education sector, in particular promoting investment in product and service development, technology transfer, social innovation, eco-innovation, public service applications, demand stimulation, networking, clusters and open innovation through smart specialisation, and supporting technological and applied research, pilot lines, early product validation actions, advanced manufacturing capabilities and first production, in particular in key enabling technologies and diffusion of general purpose technologies

Partners (7)

Lead Partner: Agenţia pentru Dezvoltare Regională – Regiunea Vest, România

Address: No. 5, Proclamatia de la Timisoara Street, 300054 Timisoara, Romania

Legal status: public

Website: http://www.adrvest.ro

Total budget: EUR 252 173.00

ERDF budget: EUR 214 347.05

Sihtasutus Tartu Teaduspark

Name: Sihtasutus Tartu Teaduspark

Address: Riia 181A, 51014 Tartu, Estonia

Legal status: public

Website: http://www.sciencepark.ee

Total budget: EUR 90 685.00

ERDF budget: EUR 77 082.25

Περιφέρεια Κρήτης

Name: Περιφέρεια Κρήτης

Address: ELEFTHERIAS SQUARE, 71201 HERAKLION, Greece

Legal status: public

Website: http://www.crete.gov.gr

Total budget: EUR 100 184.00

ERDF budget: EUR 85 156.40

Województwo Kujawsko-Pomorskie

Name: Województwo Kujawsko-Pomorskie

Address: Plac Teatralny 2, 87-100 Toruń, Poland

Legal status: public

Website: http://www.kujawsko-pomorskie.pl

Total budget: EUR 128 634.00

ERDF budget: EUR 109 338.90

Derry City and Strabane District Council

Name: Derry City and Strabane District Council

Address: 98 Strand Road, BT48 7NN Derry, United Kingdom

Legal status: public

Website: http://www.derrystrabane.com

Total budget: EUR 185 221.00

ERDF budget: EUR 157 437.85

Etelä-Pohjanmaan liitto

Name: Etelä-Pohjanmaan liitto

Address: Kampusranta 9 C, 60101 Seinäjoki, Finland

Legal status: public

Website: http://www.epliitto.fi/frontpage

Total budget: EUR 209 330.00

ERDF budget: EUR 177 930.50

Comhairle Contae Dhún na nGall

Name: Comhairle Contae Dhún na nGall

Address: County House, N/A Lifford, Ireland

Legal status: public

Website: http://www.donegalcoco.ie

Total budget: EUR 258 982.00

ERDF budget: EUR 220 134.70

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Tartu Science Park Foundation

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Region of Crete

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Kujawsko-Pomorskie Voivodeship

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Derry City and Strabane District Council

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Etelä-Pohjanmaan liitto

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Regional Development Agency of the West Region Romania (WRDA)

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Donegal County Council

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Summary

Project name (EN): Building innovative food value chains in regions

Project acronym: NICHE

Project start date: 2016-04-01

Project end date: 2020-03-31

Project status: closed

Total budget/expenditure: EUR 1 225 209.00

Total EU funding (amount): EUR 1 041 427.65

Co-financing sources:

ERDF: Amount, EUR 1 041 427.65.

Documents

Documents on this project are listed below, and organised by category. Please note field "Data source", attached to each document. Keep.eu users are free to use these documents as long as they mention the data source and keep.eu.

Reports

Action plan 2018

Attachment type: file

Type of document: Report

Data source: http://www.interregeurope.eu/NICHE

Publication date: 2022-01-21

Document date: 2018-03-29

Languages: fi

Attachment file: Download

Action Plan Tartu Science Park (TSP, PP5)

Attachment type: file

Type of document: Report

Data source: http://www.interregeurope.eu/NICHE

Publication date: 2022-01-21

Document date: 2018-09-25

Languages: en

Attachment file: Download

Action Plan Kujawsko - Pomorskie Voivodeship

Attachment type: file

Type of document: Report

Data source: http://www.interregeurope.eu/NICHE

Publication date: 2022-01-21

Document date: 2018-06-26

Languages: pl, en

Attachment file: Download

Action Plan for the Region of Crete

Attachment type: file

Type of document: Report

Data source: http://www.interregeurope.eu/NICHE

Publication date: 2022-01-21

Document date: 2018-06-08

Languages: en, el

Attachment file: Download

Action Plan Template

Attachment type: file

Type of document: Report

Data source: http://www.interregeurope.eu/NICHE

Publication date: 2022-01-21

Document date: 2018-08-28

Languages: en

Attachment file: Download

NICHE - Action Plan for West Region, Romania

Attachment type: file

Type of document: Report

Data source: http://www.interregeurope.eu/NICHE

Publication date: 2022-01-21

Document date: 2018-05-29

Languages: en

Attachment file: Download

Regional Action Plan - Derry City and Strabane District Council

Attachment type: file

Type of document: Report

Data source: http://www.interregeurope.eu/NICHE

Publication date: 2022-01-21

Document date: 2018-06-25

Languages: en

Attachment file: Download

Presentations

Analysis of NICHE-specific Macro- and MicroEconomic Data from 7 selected European Regions

Attachment type: file

Type of document: Presentation

Data source: http://www.interregeurope.eu/NICHE

Publication date: 2022-01-21

Document date: 2017-05-31

Languages: en

Attachment file: Download

Brochures / magazines / manuals

Good Practice Booklet

Attachment type: file

Type of document: Brochure / magazine / manual

Data source: http://www.interregeurope.eu/NICHE

Publication date: 2022-01-21

Document date: 2020-03-31

Languages: en

Attachment file: Download

Donegal in West Region Romania Staff Exchange

Attachment type: file

Type of document: Brochure / magazine / manual

Data source: http://www.interregeurope.eu/NICHE

Publication date: 2022-01-21

Document date: 2020-03-31

Languages: en

Attachment file: Download

Media releases / articles

Newsletter No. 6 – December 2019

Attachment type: file

Type of document: Media release / article

Data source: http://www.interregeurope.eu/NICHE

Publication date: 2022-01-21

Document date: 2019-12-31

Languages: en

Attachment file: Download

Newsletter No. 1 September 2016

Attachment type: file

Type of document: Media release / article

Data source: http://www.interregeurope.eu/NICHE

Publication date: 2022-01-21

Document date: 2016-09-30

Languages: en

Attachment file: Download

Newsletter No. 2 March 2017

Attachment type: file

Type of document: Media release / article

Data source: http://www.interregeurope.eu/NICHE

Publication date: 2022-01-21

Document date: 2017-03-31

Languages: en

Attachment file: Download

Newsletter No. 3 September 2017

Attachment type: file

Type of document: Media release / article

Data source: http://www.interregeurope.eu/NICHE

Publication date: 2022-01-21

Document date: 2017-09-30

Languages: en

Attachment file: Download

Newsletter No. 4 – March 2018

Attachment type: file

Type of document: Media release / article

Data source: http://www.interregeurope.eu/NICHE

Publication date: 2022-01-21

Document date: 2018-03-31

Languages: en

Attachment file: Download

Newsletter No. 5 – March 2019

Attachment type: file

Type of document: Media release / article

Data source: http://www.interregeurope.eu/NICHE

Publication date: 2022-01-21

Document date: 2019-03-31

Languages: en

Attachment file: Download

NICHE Post Conference

Attachment type: file

Type of document: Media release / article

Data source: http://www.interregeurope.eu/NICHE

Publication date: 2022-01-21

Document date: 2016-10-13

Languages: en

Attachment file: Download

South Ostrobothnia in Donegal Launch Conference

Attachment type: file

Type of document: Media release / article

Data source: http://www.interregeurope.eu/NICHE

Publication date: 2022-01-21

Document date: 2016-12-02

Languages: en

Attachment file: Download

Η Περιφέρεια Κρήτης υποδέχεται τους Εσθονούς και Ιρλανδούς εταίρους της

Attachment type: file

Type of document: Media release / article

Data source: http://www.interregeurope.eu/NICHE

Publication date: 2022-01-21

Document date: 2017-03-05

Languages: el

Attachment file: Download

Ανταλλαγές καλών πρακτικών για προώθηση τοπικών προΪόντων

Attachment type: file

Type of document: Media release / article

Data source: http://www.interregeurope.eu/NICHE

Publication date: 2022-01-21

Document date: 2017-03-05

Languages: el

Attachment file: Download

Η Περιφέρεια Κρήτης στο Donegal της Ιρλανδίας

Attachment type: file

Type of document: Media release / article

Data source: http://www.interregeurope.eu/NICHE

Publication date: 2022-01-21

Document date: 2017-12-12

Languages: el

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Τεχνογνωσία στη Κρήτη από την Ιρλανδία για το κλάδο τροφίμων

Attachment type: file

Type of document: Media release / article

Data source: http://www.interregeurope.eu/NICHE

Publication date: 2022-01-21

Document date: 2018-03-31

Languages: el

Attachment file: Download

Flyers

NICHE Project Launch

Attachment type: file

Type of document: Flyer

Data source: http://www.interregeurope.eu/NICHE

Publication date: 2022-01-21

Document date: 2020-03-31

Languages: en

Attachment file: Download

NICHE leaflet

Attachment type: file

Type of document: Flyer

Data source: http://www.interregeurope.eu/NICHE

Publication date: 2022-01-21

Document date: 2020-03-31

Languages: en

Attachment file: Download

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2014 - 2020 Interreg Europe

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2023-10-31

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258 / 258 (100%)

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2 084 / 2 085 (99.95%)

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