A sustainable and circular agri-food system: 3 strategic axes

Interconnected and sustainable agri-food system

• Industrial development of Walloon and European productions, protein independence, reasoned use of inputs, and agricultural and food innovations to maintain the ecosystemic capacity of the food system by integrating climate change.
• Innovations to create value from agri-food co-products and circularity.
• New business models for a resilient food system.

Efficient and transparent industry

• Innovative food technologies for optimal product preservation (clean label, packaging…) and food safety, better quality (organoleptic and nutritional), reduced food waste, less negative impact of packaging and increased energy efficiency.
• Organizational methods to improve efficiency in industry, human-centred innovation.
• Digital technologies in industry.

Nutrition and the Consumer

• Nutritional quality and personalized nutrition, food innovations to reduce non-communicable diseases, new consumption and distribution methods.
• Digital innovations in the value chain.