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🎉 We are still enjoying our participation (HIGHFIVE) in the main conference connecting digital innovators in the #agrifood sector. Here’s a glimpse of how it went! 👀 'Valuable connections with people you mostly see online, serendipitous encounters leading to future collaborations, and great fun, too! Thank you, #Barcelona and SmartAgriHubs! Looking forward to next year’s edition,' said Markus Ojala from HIGHFIVE consortium. See you next year at #SynergyDays 2025!❤️ SS4AF | Food-scalEUp | HIGHFIVE

What a day! 🙌 As we wrap up the final discussions at Synergy Days 2024, we can proudly say it was fruitful—not only for the important talks but also for the new partnerships formed. On the second day of the conference, we focused on how challenges and innovations can accelerate the agrifood sector, highlighting digital transformation, regional development, and women’s empowerment. 💪 "The exhibition was wonderful, and the preparation for the event was a process that brought the team closer together. One colleague mentioned that such an event, where projects receive spotlight attention, is still a rare occurrence, and he feels very good being part of the main section rather than just a side branch," said Rasa G., AgriFood Lithuania project coordinator. See you next year! #SynergyDays2024 #AgriFoodInnovation #DigitalTransformation #AgriTech #Sustainability

The HIGHFIVE project team is excited to meet you at #SynergyDays2024! For two days, the Synergy Days 2024 conference will bring together digital innovators from the European agrifood sector. We’ll be there with our partners SS4AF and Food-scalEUp to engage with the community, debate, and exchange knowledge during: 👉 PROJECT PITCHES, where we’ll share more about our vision, goals, and achievements in digitizing the agrifood sector. 👉 WORKSHOP: "Digital Transformation in Food Processing: The HIGHFIVE Approach to Support SMEs", in collaboration with SS4AF and Food-scalEUp. 👉 WORKSHOP: "Supporting Start-ups and Scale-ups in Food Processing", organized with Food-scalEUp and SS4AF. 👉 HIGHFIVE PROJECT STAND, where we’ll have personal interactions and present success stories, including the BENCO Baltic Engineering Company and Birštonas Mineral Waters cases, showcasing how we bring advanced technologies to the agrifood sector. We look forward to seeing you today at the World Trade Center in Barcelona for Synergy Days 2024!❤️

Meet HIGHFIVE at the World Food Forum Flagship Event! 💡🍎  Do you want to know how digital innovations improve food quality, reduce waste and strengthen regional food systems? And what the opportunities for you as a food changer are? Then join HIGHFIVE's 'Digital Innovation in Food Processing: Catalyzing Change!' on October 17 during the Flagship Event of World Food Forum in Rome. 📅 October 17, 2024 🕐 17.15-18.15 CEST 📍 Online and in-person FAO Rome, Philippines Room 🏆 Be inspired by leading industry experts and cluster organisations and the winner of World Food Forum's first-ever Startup Innovation Award in Digital Food Processing. This prize will be awarded on October 16, so it is still exciting who the 'special guest' of this event will be. The partners of HIGHFIVE have provided a great line-up: 🙋♀️♀ Veerle De Graef - Flanders' FOOD, board member SS4AF and HIGHFIVE coordinator 🙋♂️ ♂ Norbert Reichl - Food-Processing Initiative e. V., board member SS4AF and HIGHFIVE partner 🙋♂️ ♂ Bram de Vrught - QING | Forward Engineering, supporter and jury member of the Startup Digital Innovation Award Digital in Food Processing 🙋♀️♀ Celeste Macilwaine - FAO, head of Innovation World Food Forum ❓ Special guest: the winner of the Startup Innovation Award Digital Innovation in Food Processing 🙋♀️♀ Moderator: Lisanne Oosterhoud, Van, program manager Next Tech Food Factories Learn more and, above all, join the conversation about practical technological solutions that can revolutionize the food sector. 🖊 Register here 👉 https://lnkd.in/dKCyQepp for the Flagship Event.

✨ The success of the HIGHFIVE project is defined not by metrics, but by the positive impact it has on transforming businesses. Seeing agrifood companies excel through digital resilience and sustainability with the project's help motivates us to advance to the next steps. Today, we discussed our progress and future strategies, bringing together a diverse consortium of experts and stakeholders committed to driving change: ✔️ Small to medium-sized businesses are the focus of our initiative and receive tailored support. ✔️ Collaborative clusters foster innovation through connections and knowledge sharing. ✔️ Companies, research institutions, and governmental bodies contribute to a holistic innovation ecosystem. ✔️ In less developed regions, we strengthen ties to bridge gaps and foster cohesion. Why it matters: 🏅 Empowering SMEs: Providing small and medium-sized businesses with tailored support and resources for global competitiveness. 🏅 Bridging regional demand and supply: Aligning market needs with local resources to boost regional economic growth. 🏅 Breaking down barriers to innovation: Overcoming challenges to innovation through collaboration and knowledge sharing. Stay tuned for more! Learn more 👇 : https://lnkd.in/dwn7bqsr  #HIGHFIVEProject #AgriFoodInnovation #Sustainability #DigitalTransformation #SMEs #Collaboration #SS4AF

🚀 Cheers to the game-changers! We're thrilled to be part of the journey as a sponsor for the World Food Forum Startup Innovation Awards 2024 ✨ 🎉 Congratulations to the incredible semi-finalists who are driving innovation in AgTech & Food. Their breakthrough ideas are set to transform the future of food, and we can’t wait to see what’s next. See the original post for all of the details 👇

Embracing global challenges for #agrifood excellence! ✨ 🚀 The HIGHFIVE project empowers companies to thrive in a fast-paced market through digital innovations and #sustainability in the agrifood sector. ⛲ Birštono Mineraliniai Vandenys and Co is a great example of this. With the help of BENCO Baltic Engineering Company, they have successfully enhanced quality control, maintained high standards, and ensured the same water quality that Lithuanian ancestors once enjoyed from the springs. Check out our latest video on Recycling of packaging in bottled beverage industry to see how we made this possible, driving growth and #innovation! Learn more about other projects under HIGHFIVE 👇 : https://lnkd.in/dwn7bqsr

🏃♂️ Stepping forward with #innovations in the #agriculture sector! Recently, Simon Maas and Lisanne Oosterhoud, Van from AgriFood Capital, leader of the SME implementation and innovation projects work package in #HIGHFIVE project ✨, had the opportunity to visit one of the project's cascade financing initiative: the "Recycling of Packaging in the Bottled Beverage Industry." 🫙 🔬 This project, implemented in Birštonas by Birstonas Mineraliniai Vandenys and Co in collaboration with BENCO Baltic Engineering Company, embodies HIGHFIVE's commitment to helping SMEs integrate cutting-edge technologies, improve operations, enhance food safety, ensure quality control, and promote sustainability 🌱 From advanced traceability systems to more efficient production processes that reduce waste and energy consumption, the project is making significant strides. 🙌 Rasa G. from AgriFood Lithuania coordinated the visit and showcased the impressive progress and success to the project’s team. We’re proud to drive innovations and pave the way for a more sustainable future in the agrifood sector! 📌 Follow us to keep up with the innovative world of sustainability. 🌐 Read more about HIGHFIVE: https://lnkd.in/dwn7bqsr

Mayo-Q: Innovation In Mayonnaise Production 🥄 🔍 What does it do? Mayo-Q integrates advanced IoT and NIR spectroscopy sensors to improve mayonnaise production at Cidacos. This solution ensures continuous monitoring of mayonnaise quality, optimizing oil usage and maximizing production efficiency. The project also collects data on an IoT platform to generate blockchain-certified reports, enhancing product traceability and transparency regarding fat content. 💡 Why It Matters: Mayo-Q addresses critical challenges in quality control and traceability within mayonnaise production. Continuous monitoring allows for rapid adjustments to maintain product specifications, preventing any batch from falling out of standards. This system also enables Cidacos to offer customers blockchain-certified reports, guaranteeing the fat content of each batch and ensuring compliance with food safety regulations. 🌱 The Mayo-Q Advantage: ✨ Continuous monitoring for superior mayonnaise quality 📊 Enhanced traceability with blockchain-certified reports ⚖️ Optimized oil usage and production efficiency 📉 Compliance with food safety regulations, maintaining a minimum fat percentage of 65% 🤝 Meet the Innovators: AOTECH, Advanced Optical Technologies, S.L. : Experts in IoT solutions: aotechgalicia.es Conservas Cidacos : Leaders in food production: cidacos.com Mayo-Q sets new standards in mayonnaise production with advanced IoT technology, ensuring quality, transparency, and efficiency. 🔗Discover the full article and more: https://lnkd.in/d4qs8w_J #HIGHFIVE #agrifood #digitalsolutions #RegionalDevelopment #SS4AF #I3Instrument #MayoQ

Come meet us in Barcelona! 🌿 💡 Synergy Days is the premier event connecting digital innovators in the European agri-food sector! 🤝 EU projects, policy-makers, Digital Innovation Hubs, farmers, and more come together to discuss, debate, and exchange knowledge on the future of agri-food. 🍓 Meet us at our stand! Event information: 🗓️14-15 October 2024 🗺️World Trade Center Barcelona Main highlights: 💠 Insightful workshops 💠 Project pitches 💠 Plenary sessions on food innovation and smart farming 💠 Plenty of networking opportunities 📌 Read the full agenda here: https://lnkd.in/ed8tr4hc Follow us for the latest advancements in food innovation 👋 See you at the Synergy Days 2024 #SynergyDays #DigitalInnovation #Sustainability #I3instrument #HIGHFIVEEU #HIGHFIVEProject #SS4AF