{"id":5594,"date":"2025-05-09T12:00:00","date_gmt":"2025-05-09T12:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cl4bio.web.ua.pt\/?p=5594"},"modified":"2025-05-08T18:33:33","modified_gmt":"2025-05-08T18:33:33","slug":"the-university-of-foggia-talks-about-tools-and-good-practices-for-circular-economy-against-food-waste","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cl4bio.web.ua.pt\/index.php\/2025\/05\/09\/the-university-of-foggia-talks-about-tools-and-good-practices-for-circular-economy-against-food-waste\/","title":{"rendered":"<strong>The University of Foggia talks about tools and good practices for circular economy against food waste.<\/strong>"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-ultimate-post-row ultp-block-6705f6\"><div class=\"ultp-row-wrapper\"><div class=\"ultp-row-content\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-ultimate-post-column ultp-block-66fc38\"><div class=\"ultp-column-wrapper\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/cl4bio.web.ua.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/3-1024x1024.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cl4bio.web.ua.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/3-1024x1024.png 1024w, https:\/\/cl4bio.web.ua.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/3-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/cl4bio.web.ua.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/3-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/cl4bio.web.ua.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/3-768x768.png 768w, https:\/\/cl4bio.web.ua.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/3-600x600.png 600w, https:\/\/cl4bio.web.ua.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/3.png 1080w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1080\" height=\"1080\" src=\"https:\/\/cl4bio.web.ua.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/4-1024x1024.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5603\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cl4bio.web.ua.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/4-1024x1024.png 1024w, https:\/\/cl4bio.web.ua.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/4-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/cl4bio.web.ua.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/4-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/cl4bio.web.ua.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/4-768x768.png 768w, https:\/\/cl4bio.web.ua.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/4-600x600.png 600w, https:\/\/cl4bio.web.ua.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/4.png 1080w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1080px) 100vw, 1080px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-ultimate-post-column ultp-block-c1cfe9\"><div class=\"ultp-column-wrapper\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/cl4bio.web.ua.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/2-1024x1024.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5597\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cl4bio.web.ua.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/2-1024x1024.png 1024w, https:\/\/cl4bio.web.ua.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/2-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/cl4bio.web.ua.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/2-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/cl4bio.web.ua.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/2-768x768.png 768w, https:\/\/cl4bio.web.ua.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/2-600x600.png 600w, https:\/\/cl4bio.web.ua.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/2.png 1080w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:60px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>\ud83c\udf31\u267b\ufe0f A talk organized by the Municipality of Foggia as part of the initiatives\u00a0 \u201cThe new Sustainable City&#8221; took place on 24th March 2025 at the \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/fieragate.it\/it\/\"><em>Gate &amp; Gusto Fair<\/em><\/a><em>\u201d <\/em>in Foggia, an important annual event for the province dedicated to food, tourism and local agrifood business.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\ud83c\udf99\ufe0f The talk, titled<em> \u201cCircular economy and the fight against food waste: tools and good practices for sustainable rural development\u201d<\/em>, involved <strong>Mariantonietta Fiore<\/strong> and <strong>Fedele Colantuono<\/strong> from the <em>Department of Economics of the University of Foggia<\/em>, together with <strong>Gustavo Vassalli<\/strong> (Director of the food bank <em>\u201cBanco Alimentare della Daunia<\/em>\u201d), <strong>Francesco Sansone<\/strong> (<em>Istituto Poligrafico e Zecca dello Stato of Foggia<\/em>) and <strong>Assunta di Matteo<\/strong> (multifunctional farms <em>\u201cRete Fattorie Sociali\u201d<\/em>), with the participation of over 40 people, including students, representatives of local institutions, organizations and companies in the area.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The whole talk was moderated by the journalist <strong>Danila Paradiso<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\ud83d\udc65 The representatives of the Department of Economics, after introducing the key concepts of <strong>sustainable development for agri-food<\/strong> and the Department&#8217;s commitment to a multi-level and multi-actor approach with the various representatives of the territory, shared some of the concrete<strong> tools<\/strong> and<strong> initiatives<\/strong> in the field, such as the various National and European projects in which they are involved.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Starting by illustrating the role of the Department in preparing <strong>training materials <\/strong>that bring students closer to the issues of environmental sustainability in a creative way (Erasmus+ <a href=\"https:\/\/cl4bio.web.ua.pt\/\">CL4Bio<\/a> project), towards <strong>professional growth<\/strong> with a cultural background linked to the <strong>territory<\/strong>, becoming future experts and promoters of<strong> local excellence<\/strong> (Erasmus+ <a href=\"https:\/\/engine.uek.krakow.pl\/\">ENGINE<\/a> project). The presentation continued with the importance of the role of advisorsand systems for the exchange of knowledge and good practices between operators in the local <strong>agri-food supply chain<\/strong> (short and zero km) through a <strong>European short food supply chain advisory network<\/strong> (Horizon <a href=\"https:\/\/shortfoodchain.eu\/knowledge-hub\/\">COREnet<\/a> project).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\ud83c\udf0d It was also underlined the frutiful cooperation with the local food bank (Banco Alimentare della Daunia) within CL4Bio project on the training actvities involving UniFg students in socio-practical experience on the field of food recovery and circular economy principles. The significance of circular economy training in agrifood business were enriched by the contributions and testimonies of the other speakers who, thanks to their <strong>social commitment<\/strong>, reiterated the importance of <strong>multifunctional agriculture<\/strong> and inclusive<strong> social farms<\/strong>, on <strong>circular economy<\/strong> and social awareness activities in the recovery and <strong>donation <\/strong>of food products to<strong> people in need<\/strong>, activating paths of change for the local community for the common good, with more<strong> sustainable and shared models<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\ud83d\udc49 Find out more at:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\ud83c\udf10 https:\/\/cl4bio.web.ua.pt\/<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>@unifg_official @sggwwwarszawie @universidadedeaveiro @universityofnicosia @eucouncil @isca.ua @deca_ua<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/groups\/9271321\/#\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Nina Drejerska<\/a> <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/groups\/9271321\/#\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Marcin Zbiec<\/a> <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/groups\/9271321\/#\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Fedele Colantuono<\/a> <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/groups\/9271321\/#\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Demetris Vrontis<\/a> <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/groups\/9271321\/#\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Alkis Thrassou<\/a> <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/groups\/9271321\/#\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">George Yiapanas<\/a> Stelios Stylianou <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/groups\/9271321\/#\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Chrystalla Pachita<\/a> <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/groups\/9271321\/#\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Marta Skrzypczyk<\/a> <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/groups\/9271321\/#\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Rui Pedro Marques<\/a> <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/groups\/9271321\/#\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Sandra Filipe<\/a> <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/groups\/9271321\/#\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Valentina Chkoniya<\/a> <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/groups\/9271321\/#\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Wioleta S.<\/a> Mariantonietta Fiore <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/groups\/9271321\/#\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Elisabete Vieira<\/a> Danilo Audiello <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/groups\/9271321\/#\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Pamela Burnard<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>#CL4BIO23<\/strong> <strong>#UniversidadeDeAveiro<\/strong> <strong>#UniversityOfFoggia<\/strong> <strong>#UniversityOfAveiro<\/strong> <strong>#CL4BIOProject<\/strong> <strong>#InternationalEducation<\/strong> <strong>#StudentExchange<\/strong> <strong>#ErasmusProgram<\/strong> <strong>#EducationalJourney<\/strong> <strong>#CulturalDiversity<\/strong> <strong>#Bioeconomy<\/strong> <strong>#CreativeLearning<\/strong> <strong>#InternationalCooperation<\/strong> <strong>#StudentExperience<\/strong> <strong>#SummerSchool<\/strong> <strong>#InternationalRelations<\/strong> <strong>#LearningAbroad<\/strong> <strong>#FosteringCollaborations<\/strong> <strong>#InclusiveDevelopment<\/strong> <strong>#GreenSkills<\/strong> <strong>#AveiroSaltFlats<\/strong> <strong>#RowingAdventure<\/strong> <strong>#Birdwatching<\/strong> <strong>#TeamCollaboration<\/strong> <strong>#DiscoveringSkills<\/strong> <strong>#LifeExperiences<\/strong> <strong>#StudentAwards<\/strong> <strong>#EducationalInitiatives<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\ud83c\udf31\u267b\ufe0f A talk organized by the Municipality of Foggia as part of the initiatives\u00a0 \u201cThe new Sustainable City&#8221; took place on 24th March 2025 at the \u201cGate &amp; Gusto Fair\u201d in Foggia, an important annual event for the province dedicated to food, tourism and local agrifood business. \ud83c\udf99\ufe0f The talk, titled \u201cCircular economy and the&hellip;&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/cl4bio.web.ua.pt\/index.php\/2025\/05\/09\/the-university-of-foggia-talks-about-tools-and-good-practices-for-circular-economy-against-food-waste\/\" class=\"\" rel=\"bookmark\">Read More &raquo;<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"><strong>The University of Foggia talks about tools and good practices for circular economy against food waste.<\/strong><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":7,"featured_media":5597,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mi_skip_tracking":false,"neve_meta_sidebar":"","neve_meta_container":"","neve_meta_enable_content_width":"","neve_meta_content_width":0,"neve_meta_title_alignment":"","neve_meta_author_avatar":"","neve_post_elements_order":"[\"content\",\"tags\",\"comments\"]","neve_meta_disable_header":"","neve_meta_disable_footer":"","neve_meta_disable_title":"","_themeisle_gutenberg_block_has_review":false,"_ti_tpc_template_sync":false,"_ti_tpc_template_id":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/cl4bio.web.ua.pt\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5594"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/cl4bio.web.ua.pt\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/cl4bio.web.ua.pt\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cl4bio.web.ua.pt\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/7"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cl4bio.web.ua.pt\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5594"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/cl4bio.web.ua.pt\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5594\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5609,"href":"https:\/\/cl4bio.web.ua.pt\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5594\/revisions\/5609"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cl4bio.web.ua.pt\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/5597"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/cl4bio.web.ua.pt\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5594"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cl4bio.web.ua.pt\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=5594"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cl4bio.web.ua.pt\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=5594"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}