SALSA Policy Brief - Overview

SALSA was an EU Horizon 2020 project that assessed the contribution of small farms and related small food businesses (suppliers, processors and distributors) to sustainable Food and Nutrition Security (FNS) in Europe and Africa. One important part of the project was identifying the enabling conditions necessary for small farms and small food businesses to help meet the growing demand for food in an increasingly populated and resource-constrained world. This Policy Brief gives an overview of the key policy-related messages from the SALSA project for communicating to decision-makers. In addition to English, it is available in French, German, Greek, Italian, Latvian, Polish, Portuguese, Romanian and Spanish.

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Lokalizacja
  • Europe
Autorzy
  • Rita Gentili
  • Mark Redman
Cel
  • Decision-making support
  • Education/Training
  • Dissemination
Typ pliku
Document
Rozmiar pliku
948 kB
Utworzono dnia
31-07-2020
Język pochodzenia
English
Oficjalna strona projektu
Licencja
CC BY

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