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Welcome to FoodFactory-4-Us

Sustainable Supply ChainInternational Student Competition

2021/22How can short food supply chains be

supported and developed?

Sustainable Supply Chain 2019

Ground rules for online trainings

• Join from a computer, not a phone

• Avoid background noise by muting your microphone when you are not talking

• Keep your camera on

• Use a headset so everyone can hear you clearly

• Stay focused!

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FoodFactory-4-Us Sustainable Supply Chain International Student Competition 2021/22

Advisory Board:• Christophe Cotillon- Assistant Director,

ACTIA, France

• Cristina Silva - Associate Professor, Portuguese Catholic University, Portugal

• Gerhard Schleining - President Elect, Iternational Association for Cereal Science & Technology (ICC°, Austria

• Katherine Flynn - Project manager, ISEKI-Food Association, Austria

• Line Lindner - Project manager, ISEKI-Food Association, Austria

• Paola Pittia - Associate Professor, University of Teramo/Italy

Teams:

1. Foodelligent2. Ag Economists for Local Food

Access3. Nordic Fresh4. Team Volatile


FoodFactory-4-Us: Introduction

History and aim of the competition

Group work

Requirements & Evaluation

Questions/Comments


• Began in 2017 as part of FooD-STA project.

• Focus on a specific theme e.g., Shelf Life, Food, Energy and Water Losses, Healthy Beverages,

• Teams identify a specific problem for the food industry and design a solution to that problem.

• Several on-line trainings.

• Present projects at a Final Virtual Conference.

• Advisory Board chooses winners.

• From 2019, supported by the NextFOOD project

History and Aim of the CompetitionProgram: Horizon 2020

Call: H2020-RUR-2016-2017Topic: RUR-13-2017

Budget: 7 Million EuroDuration: 1/5/2018 - 31/4/2022

19 partners worldwideLeader: SLU, Sweden

https://www.nextfood-project.eu/

https://www.food-sta.eu/

https://www.food-sta.eu/FoodFactory-4-Us-International-students-competition-game-edition2018

https://www.food-sta.eu/foodfactory-4-us-edition-2019



The NextFOOD model


Action learning happens in the complex world outside the classroom – on farms, and in agrifood and forestry systems



Discussion

Dialogue

Debate

• tool of communication

• build on each others' ideas and develop shared knowledge

• expands our capacity to listen, ask difficult questions, and examine the assumptions behind our thinking

• complex situations with the aim of developing a deeper understanding.

• shift from giving answers to being curious

• notice the nature of our thinking.

• capacity to move toward difficult issues in a welcoming fashion.


Reflection• is examining ourselves,

perspectives, attributes, experiences, actions, and interactions.

• helps us gain insight and see how to move forward.

• increases our ability to link our experiences to theory and personal development

Reflection log

• Your experience in FF-4-Us• the difficulties and challenges and how

you are dealing with them,

• events you are experiencing,

• interaction with your teammates, other students and facilitators

• Three steps of log-writing:• What, exactly, did I see? What

happened? What did I experience?

• What did I feel/think about this?

• What did I learn from this?


Observation

• carefully examining situations in the “world out there” before you make any judgements about the situation.

• Look at the situation with new eyes -unbiased examination. Get a comprehensive overview of the situation before drawing conclusions.


Observation

What do you see? Notice whatis there and what is happening.

• 2 min silent observation

• 3 min writing your observation in Miro

• 4 min discussion in plenary


Participation• joining a task with personal commitment

and dedication

• a transformative process focused on making a difference

• stepping into a situation and being part of that situation

• engagement, working closely with ýourenvironment


Visioning• activate insight, imagination, values

and sense of purpose to create mental images of a desired future.

• stimulate a creative mindset

• explore the question: What do we want to create?

• mentally “move to the future”, then move to the “present” considering the factors “step-by-step” that enable/hinder your vision. This Photo by Unknown Author is licensed under CC BY

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• 25 minutes to discuss best practices in SFSC.• Share what you know and Search best practices.

• Aim is for the group to agree on 1 favorite best practice in SFSC.• This should be a best practice that you want to learn more about• There should be a contact person(s) for getting more info on this practice

• Choose 1 person in the group as rapporteur. That person will present the best practice in plenary; 1 minute presentation.

• Exchange info so the group can finalise their best practice recommendation• Best practice title + contact person info due to organisers by 01/11/21

Breakout Groups in Miro


Requirements for Participation

✓Team and Teamwork

✓Project Topic✓Each team identifies a specific SFSC problem / challenge and a solution

✓Project Evaluation✓Project (including teamwork), Report, Slides, Presentation

✓Intellectual Property Rights✓Document signed by the AB on the website. You may write more if needed.

✓Complimentary Online Trainings✓See schedule on the website for 5 more online trainings. Attendance counts

towards teamwork. Slides and videos will be available through the website.

https://www.iseki-food.net/ff4us-2021/online-trainings


Complimentary Trainings Personal Info

• Videos taken during the competition and personal data on social media related to the competition will be retained for as long as the social media channels indicate in their privacy statement.

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Assignments Due.1. 1-slide Introduction of your team

• By 22 Oct at 23H59 CEST, send to [email protected] 1 PPT slide to introduce your project.

• We will publicise:• Include the twitter

handles for team members

• Become a member of LI ISEKI-Food Association

mailto:[email protected]


Assignments Due.2. Short Evaluation Survey

• By 22 Oct at 23H59 CEST, complete the Learner Evaluation – Begin.

• We are doing research on you ! Your honest contribution is crucial !!

• On the FF4Us website, grey navigation box, Learner evaluations.• Complete the Learner Evaluation – Begin survey• Each person should complete this survey• Takes about 15 min • Completion counts towards your team’s

evaluation. Answers do not.

https://www.iseki-food.net/ff4us-2021/learner-evaluations


Assignments Due.3. Short Presentation for Student Presentation Training

• On Thursday 28 October 2021 at 4.00-5.30 PM CET, one member of each team will give a maximum 5-minute presentation on a practical experience they had related to SFSC e.g. an internship, a visit to a company, a volunteer activity.

• If no one on the team has had any practical experience, someone should visit a company or lab in the coming week, for instance the company that is your industry mentor.

• Instructions for the presentation are on the website, Online Trainings tab.



Assignments Due.4. Topic for Student Suggestion Training

• Each breakout group submits 1 idea (study/event/paper on a best practice in SFSC + contact person(s) for this idea) by 23:59 CET on 1 November 2021.• Send your idea in an email to [email protected]

• At the “Student Suggestion” online training 15 December 2021 at 4-5.30 PM CET, we will cover topic(s) suggested by the student groups.

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Assignments Due.5. Pick a 30 min slot for Project Review

• During the week of 29 November 2021, at least 2 members from each team meet with the competition organisers for 15 to 30 minutes in order to review progress and pose questions.• Team leaders pick the time slot via a soon-to-be-available GoogleDrive

document, ProjectReviewScheduleStudents. You need a Google account to access this.

• Team members come to the review with a draft presentation, that is some slides outlining their project.

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FoodFactory-4-Us Final Virtual Conference

• 16 January 2022: Submission of the project presentation and report:

• 27 January 2022: Final Virtual Conference – all teams present their project in the presence of industry and multiplayer representatives

• The Winning Team is chosen!!!

• Prizes: • The Winning Team of the FoodFactory-4-Us Edition 2021/22 will receive:

• An award of EUR 300 sponsored by the ISEKI-Food Association.

• At least one member of the winning team will be invited to the NextFOOD Final Project Meeting, scheduled for spring 2022 (planned in Brussels), where they will give their winning presentation to project partners and other invited stakeholders and thus contribute to the overall value of the NextFOOD project. Economy airfare within Europe, 2 nights accommodation and project dinner will be paid.

• Each member of the winning team will receive the corresponding certificates as winners

• And finally...• Each team member of the competition will receive a Certificate of Participation in the

FoodFactory-4-Us Sustainable Supply Chain Competition.

https://www.iseki-food.net/


Questions and Comments?

• All assignments can be found on FoodFactory-4-Us: Short Food Supply Chains - Online Trainings | ISEKI-Food Association


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