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FIT4FOOD2030 webinar series

Diana Szakál • 2020-03-09

FIT4FOOD2030 is launching a free webinar series!

Over the course of the next few months, FIT4FOOD2030 will host four webinars aiming to advocate for responsible research and innovation (RRI) and system thinking for food system transformation. The four webinars will explore various aspects of RRI and systems thinking at different levels of the food system while drawing upon the FIT4FOOD2030 project outputs and learnings.

The webinars of this series will address the following topics:

Webinar 1: RRI in the food system (March 10, 2020, 11:00-12:00, CET time)
Webinar 2: RRI in policy-making for future-proof food systems (April 2020, TBC)
Webinar 3: Cities as change agents: building competencies for future food systems (May 2020, TBC)
Webinar 4: Engaging with stakeholders: learnings from FIT4FOOD2030 (June 2020, TBC)

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