Tackling constraints on local value food and beverage chains in northern regions

Programme 2014 - 2020 INTERREG VB Northern Periphery and Arctic

Date of latest update: 2023-11-16

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Description (EN):

All seem to agree that the current commercial food value chains and systems in the northern / peripheral regions of Europe are failing to fulfil the economical and nutritional potential they have. For example, the current system is mostly missing the opportunities to enter niche food markets in which value addition is high. Also the demand for local food for the growing tourism industry has been poorly exploited. In the NPA area, food production varies from striving for food security at one end of the scale to having successful SMEs producing high profit products for export at the other end. In the planned project, selected local food chains will be analyzed by using different strategic planning techniques, for example SWOT, AWOT, VRIO or five forces analysis. These analyses will include identifying constraints which are currently limiting the success of food chains in the NPA region. Based on the outcomes of analyses, development plans for the value chains will be designed in cooperation with the stakeholders (SMEs, NGOs and consulting organizations connected to food chains). In some cases, the plans will partially be implemented through selected interventions for demonstration purposes. The development plans and selected interventions aim to develop innovative and viable food chains, which fulfil the requirements of four domains of sustainability: Economical, ecological, political and cultural. The development plans and interventions can be applied in NPA region food systems as such. They are also benchmarking targets for other food chains and models which will support political decision-making and strategic planning. The co-operation and transfer of knowledge between the project participants will provide useful insight and a basis for individual and collective development of solutions for generally strengthening food chains in the NPA region.

Website: http://www.interreg-npa.eu/

Thematic information

Clustering and economic cooperation Agriculture and fisheries and forestry

Specific Objective: Improved support systems tailored for start-ups and existing SMEs in remote and sparsely populated areas

Thematic Objective: (03) enhancing the competitiveness of SMEs by:

Investment Priority: (03a) promoting entrepreneurship, in particular by facilitating the economic exploitation of new ideas and fostering the creation of new firms, including through business incubators

Partners (8)

Lead Partner: Luonnonvarakeskus

Department: Bioeconomy and environment

Address: Latokartanonkaari 9, 790 Helsinki, Finland

Legal status: public

Website: http://www.luke.fi

Total budget: EUR 7 619.25

ERDF budget: EUR 4 952.51

Center for Arktisk Teknologi

Name: Center for Arktisk Teknologi

Department: Technical University of Denmark

Address: Siimuup Aqqutaa 32, 3911 Sisimiut, Greenland

Legal status: public

Website: http://www.artek.byg.dtu.dk

Total budget: EUR 6 777.83

Lapin Ammattikorkeakoulu oy

Name: Lapin Ammattikorkeakoulu oy

Department: Industry and Natural Resources

Address: Jokiväylä 11 C, 96300 Rovaniemi, Finland

Legal status: public

Website: http://www.lapinamk.fi

Total budget: EUR 4 514.60

ERDF budget: EUR 2 934.49

University of the Highlands and Islands

Name: University of the Highlands and Islands

Department: Agronomy Institute

Address: Ness Walk 12b, IV3 5SQ Inverness, United Kingdom

Legal status: public

Website: http://www.uhi.ac.uk

Total budget: EUR 5 830.67

ERDF budget: EUR 3 789.94

South-Eastern Finland University of Applied Sciences

Name: South-Eastern Finland University of Applied Sciences

Department: Sustainable Wellbeing

Address: Patteristonkatu 3 D, 50100 Mikkeli, Finland

Legal status: public

Website: http://www.xamk.fi

Total budget: EUR 3 421.05

ERDF budget: EUR 2 223.68

Itä-Suomen yliopisto

Name: Itä-Suomen yliopisto

Department: Institute of Public Health and Clinical Nutrition

Address: Yliopistonranta 1 B, 70211 Kuopio, Finland

Legal status: public

Website: http://www.uef.fi

Total budget: EUR 4 767.20

ERDF budget: EUR 3 098.68

Norsk institutt for fiskeri-, akvakultur- og matforskning

Name: Norsk institutt for fiskeri-, akvakultur- og matforskning

Department: Industrial economics and strategic management

Address: Muninbakken 9-13, 9291 Tromso, Norway

Legal status: public

Website: http://www.nofima.no

Total budget: EUR 6 706.82

Norsk institutt for bioøkonomi

Name: Norsk institutt for bioøkonomi

Department: Horticulture

Address: Holtveien 66, 9016 Tromso, Norway

Legal status: public

Website: http://www.nibio.no

Total budget: EUR 4 965.83

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Arctic Technology Centre

Tackling constraints on local value food and beverage chains in northern regions

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Lapin ammattikorkeakoulu

Tackling constraints on local value food and beverage chains in northern regions

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University of the Highlands and Islands

Tackling constraints on local value food and beverage chains in northern regions

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South-Eastern Finland University of Applied Sciences

Tackling constraints on local value food and beverage chains in northern regions

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University of Eastern Finland

Tackling constraints on local value food and beverage chains in northern regions

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Norwegian Institute of Food, Fisheries and Aquaculture Research

Tackling constraints on local value food and beverage chains in northern regions

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Natural Resources Institute Finland (Luke)

Tackling constraints on local value food and beverage chains in northern regions

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Norwegian Institute of Bioeconomy Research

Tackling constraints on local value food and beverage chains in northern regions

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Project name (EN): Tackling constraints on local value food and beverage chains in northern regions

Project acronym: A-value food

Project start date: 2018-07-01

Project end date: 2018-12-31

Project status: closed

Total budget/expenditure: EUR 44 603.25

Total EU funding (amount): EUR 16 999.30

Total EU funding (co-financing rate): 65.00%

Co-financing sources:

ERDF: Amount, EUR 16 999.30.

Third-country contribution: Greenland: EUR 4 405.59 (ERDF equivalent only); Norway: EUR 7 587.22 (ERDF equivalent only)

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2014 - 2020 INTERREG VB Northern Periphery and Arctic

Last month that data in keep.eu was retrieved from the Programme's website or received from the Programme

2023-11-02

No. of projects in keep.eu / Total no. of projects (% of projects in keep.eu)

152 / 152 (100%)

No. of project partnerships in keep.eu / Total no. of project partnerships (% of project partnerships in keep.eu)

779 / 779 (100%)

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Tackling constraints on local value food and beverage chains in northern regions

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