Horizon Europe Foodture Project: Food for the Future: Environmental Quantification and Impact Reduction

The FOODTURE initiative aims to catalyze transformative change toward sustainable and innovative practices within the European food sector. Through the development and validation of improved life cycle assessment (LCA) methodologies and the promotion of stakeholder engagement, FOODTURE seeks to uncover effective strategies for sustainability and foster a circular and resilient food value chain. With an emphasis on transparency and open access, the initiative conducts research and innovation on precision agriculture techniques and environmental management practices to mitigate pollution and improve comprehensive impact assessment.

FOODTURE offers 16 groups of results, including:

• LCI of the entire value chain of EU food systems.
• Methodologies to improve Life Cycle Impact Assessment (LCIA).
• System-level impact quantifications, including an analysis of trade-offs and synergies among environmental, social, economic, animal welfare, and human health impacts.
• Policy briefs, open access and free tools, and capacity-building sessions that stakeholders can use to integrate LCA into their daily operations.

All of this is achieved through the continuous integration of all actors in the value chain, at every step of the project's implementation. Through collaborative actions and innovative solutions, FOODTURE prioritizes zero pollution and the assessment of regionalized environmental impacts, thus aiming to set a new standard for the holistic management of food systems, driving significant progress toward a more sustainable and resilient future for European food systems.