FRED - Food Resource Efficiency Decision Support Hub

Welcome to FRED! The Food Resource Efficiency Decision Support Hub. The FRED project is all about understanding our #FoodSystems in Ireland so that we can make better decisions around the food systems that we support in the future. We're aiming to understand the true #social, #economic and #environmental impacts of the food supply chains that we engage with. With that, we can co-create solutions, along with stakeholders from the entire supply chain, to make sure that the FRED Support Hub can recommend solutions that meet everyone's needs. If you'd like to be involved in our needs analysis, and would like to be contacted for a 30-minute interview, drop us a message! We're funded by Science Foundation Ireland under the Future Food Systems Challenge. Tamara Hochstrasser, Tracey O., Simon Patterson, Pablo Lucas, Angela Ruttledge, Circular Bioeconomy Research Group (CIRCBIO), Shannon Applied Biotechnology Centre, Munster Technological University, University College Dublin, FoodCloud.

FRED - Food Resource Efficiency Decision Support Hub is #recruiting a postdoc with experience in #LCA to work on #foodsystem improvements and #foodwaste prevention! Closing date: 6th August, details below. Tamara Hochstrasser, Tracey O., Simon Patterson, Julia Lessa F Virgolino, Angela Ruttledge, Munster Technological University, University College Dublin, Circular Bioeconomy Research Group (CIRCBIO), Shannon Applied Biotechnology Centre, Science Foundation Ireland.

This week our team at Circular Bioeconomy Research Group (CIRCBIO) Munster Technological University were busy preparing for our #foodsystems workshop for #livestock #farmers, including evaluating the themes that have emerged from our workshops and interviews so far with #Irish food system stakeholders. The livestock-focused workshop is taking place on May 7th, 14:00-16:00 in #Tralee - further details including registration details are available at the link below! https://lnkd.in/egiYeiud Jennifer Attard, Simon Patterson, Tracey O., Tamara Hochstrasser, Julia Virgolino, Angela Ruttledge FoodCloud Shannon Applied Biotechnology Centre IKC3 - Ireland's Knowledge Centre for Carbon, Climate and Community Action UCD College of Health and Agricultural Sciences UCD Earth Institute University College Dublin UCD School of Agriculture and Food Science Science Foundation Ireland

Had a great time at Wild Mind over the weekend. Lots of lovely people and lots of learning :) We gave a talk about the Circular Economy and I gave my thoughts on our food systems and the work we’re doing as part of FRED - Food Resource Efficiency Decision Support Hub. Thanks to my colleagues below, and to all the organisers!

We're hard-pressed to think of any #Irish farmer who won't be happy to see the forecast of drier and warmer weather over the next few days! There are a lot of jobs to be done in every sector that have been delayed too long. On the FRED project we are also getting ready for our next food system sustanability workshop, this time focusing on #farmers in all animal production sectors: #poultry (#meat and #eggs), #pigs, #beef #cattle, #dairy #cows, #sheep and #goats. This workshop will take place on May 7th on the Munster Technological University #Kerry campus, and comes as the third in our series of food systems stakeholder workshops (see more in the article below). All poultry and #livestock farmers are welcome, transport can be covered on request - check with PI Jennifer Attard for that. https://lnkd.in/egiYeiud Shannon Applied Biotechnology Centre Circular Bioeconomy Research Group (CIRCBIO) Efficient Food Project FoodCloud University College Dublin UCD School of Agriculture and Food Science Earth Institute Science Foundation Ireland Circular Bioeconomy Cluster South-West IKC3 - Ireland's Knowledge Centre for Carbon, Climate and Community Action Simon Patterson, Tamara Hochstrasser, Angela Ruttledge, Tracey O., Pablo Lucas CAP Network Ireland Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine

Is Food waste getting you down? Get involved! In 2022, the world wasted 1.05 billion tonnes of food. While 783 million people are hungry, we waste 1 billion meals a day, at a cost of $1 trillion a year - UNEP's Food Waste Index Report 2024 - https://lnkd.in/euj2VKxZ The report, published yesterday, makes it clear that food waste is a system wide issue and that is why the approach of the FRED - Food Resource Efficiency Decision Support Hub project is so necessary. FRED focuses on supporting food resource efficiency across the Irish food chain. Interested in getting involved? 📢 Are you a Livestock or Poultry Farmer? 🐐 🐏 🐖 🐄 🐔 You are invited to a food system research workshop: Tuesday 7th May 2PM – 4PM // MTU Kerry, North Campus, HCT Building Room J206 - Network with other #Farmers and #Businesses - Share your business challenges & develop solutions with peers & the FRED research team Details here: https://lnkd.in/enCvHQi5 Register here: https://lnkd.in/e6JUfzZp Organised as part of the Science Foundation Ireland-funded FRED Project: Food Resource Efficiency Decision support with Munster Technological University (Dr Jennifer Attard, Dr Tracey O., Simon Patterson), University College Dublin (Dr Tamara Hochstrasser, Dr Pablo Lucas) and FoodCloud (Angela Ruttledge). Circular Bioeconomy Research Group (CIRCBIO), Shannon Applied Biotechnology Centre

Last call for our #fruit and #vegetable #grower, #fishing and #foodservice #restaurants research workshop today. Looking forward to exploring the challenges and solutions for achieving efficient #food management and #foodwastereduction in these sectors 🥕 🍅 🍏 🍓 🐟 🦀 🍽 Munster Technological University Shannon Applied Biotechnology Centre Circular Bioeconomy Research Group (CIRCBIO) Circular Bioeconomy Cluster South-West IKC3 - Ireland's Knowledge Centre for Carbon, Climate and Community Action University College Dublin

On national #stopfoodwasteday we are more aware than ever of the incredible volume of food that is wasted (up to 40% of food produced for human consumption!) while 783 million people experienced chronic hunger in 2023, and the wasted resource inputs and business investment, and avoidable climate impacts and ecological damage that are part of the journey of wasted food. At the same time, we are so impressed by the diverse food system stakeholders we have met with since the beginning of the #FRED project, and their interest and ideas for preventing #foodwaste in #Ireland. We are making final preparations for our #foodsystems sustainability workshop in #Kerry on Monday with #businesses involved in #fruit and #vegetable #growing, #fishing and #foodservice and #hospitality. If you are in a #foodbusiness we would love to hear from you - get in touch or come along to one of our workshops to collaborate with other businesses within and outside your sector and work together to #stopfoodwaste. Register here for the March 4th workshop: https://lnkd.in/eurhp56v And find more information about our workshops here: https://lnkd.in/enCvHQi5 #sustainableagriculture #foodwastereduction #foodsystemstransformation

🎦 Watch or listen in to an interview with the FRED Project PI on how improving the food systems and reducing waste go hand-in-hand with the viability of future farms and food businesses. Thanks Gavin Moroney and the Agri Insider for the interview! 📢 We've just one week to go until our workshop for those involved in #Fruit and #Vegetable production, #Fishing and #FoodService! 🍏🥕🥔🦐🍽 - Network with other #Producers and #FoodBusinesses - Share your food business challenges & develop solutions together Details and free registration here ➡ https://lnkd.in/enCvHQi5 Organised as part of the Science Foundation Ireland-funded FRED Project: Food Resource Efficiency Decision support with Munster Technological University (Dr Jennifer Attard, Dr Tracey O., Simon Patterson), University College Dublin (Dr Tamara Hochstrasser, Dr Pablo Lucas) and FoodCloud (Angela Ruttledge). Circular Bioeconomy Research Group (CIRCBIO), Shannon Applied Biotechnology Centre. https://lnkd.in/eKbhsahQ

📢 Less than two weeks to go until our workshop for those involved in #Fruit and #Vegetable production, #Fishing and #FoodService! 🍏🥕🥔🦐🍽 - Network with other #Producers and #FoodBusinesses - Share your food business challenges & develop solutions with peers & the FRED research team Details in the image below ⬇ and here ➡ https://lnkd.in/enCvHQi5 Register here: https://lnkd.in/eurhp56v Organised as part of the Science Foundation Ireland-funded FRED Project: Food Resource Efficiency Decision support with Munster Technological University (Dr Jennifer Attard, Dr Tracey O., Simon Patterson), University College Dublin (Dr Tamara Hochstrasser, Dr Pablo Lucas) and FoodCloud (Angela Ruttledge). Circular Bioeconomy Research Group (CIRCBIO), Shannon Applied Biotechnology Centre.