Summary:
ALSEMAC is an Interregional Cooperation initiative focused on the sustainable production and consumption of food, based on principles of efficient circular economy and food security. Its main goal is to promote the responsible consumption of safe, healthy, and sustainable (triple-S) foods within a circular economy framework.
The project comprises three work packages with specific goals aimed at driving the transition toward sustainable food consumption, supporting the use of good food production practices, and reducing the carbon footprint.
The archipelagos of Macaronesia and West African countries are marked by natural and social fragility; as a result, the populations in these regions live with a high dependency on external resources, especially when it comes to food. Nowhere else is the need for environmentally respectful food production and consumption more evident. It is therefore essential to promote local food consumption, encourage the circular economy, and reduce carbon emissions. Cooperation among regions facing similar challenges will provide a framework for exchanging information and implementing joint actions in a context of shared problems. The actions carried out through the project will ultimately benefit the entire population of the region.
The technical activities are aimed at public administration personnel, professionals in agriculture and health, field technicians, farmers, and food system operators.
Funding Institution:
European Union.
Partners:
Parceiros FEDER:
UNIVERSIDAD DE LA LAGUNA, Canarias/España
INSTITUTO TECNOLOGICO DE CANARIAS, S.A. Canarias/España
Agencia Estatal Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas Instituto de Productos Naturales y Agrobiología, Canarias/España
Universidad de Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Canarias/España
Instituto Canario de Investigaciones Agrarias (ICIA), Canarias/España
ASOCIACIÓN DE ORGANIZACIONES DE PRODUCTORES DE PLÁTANOS DE CANARIAS (ASPROCAN), Canarias/España
FUNDACIÓN ECCA SOCIAL, Canarias/España
Cabildo de Gran Canaria Consejería de Sector Primario, Soberanía Alimentaria y Seguridad Hídrica Servicio de Granja Agrícola Experimental, Canarias/España
FUNDAÇÃO GASPAR FRUTUOSO, FP, Azores/Portugal
UNIVERSIDADE DOS AÇORES, Azores/Portugal
Secretaria Regional de Agricultura, Pescas e Ambiente, Madeira/Portugal
Parceiros Africanos de países terceiros:
ENTIDADE REGULADORA INDEPENDENTE DA SAÚDE (ERIS), Cabo Verde
Instituto Nacional de Investigação e Desenvolvimento Agrario-INIDA, Cabo Verde
Direção Geral da Agricultura, Silvicultura e Pecuária, Cabo Verde
Instituto Nacional de Saude Pública, Cabo Verde
Université Félix HOUPHOUËT-BOIGNY, Costa de Marfil
Centre National de Recherche Agronomique (CNRA), Costa de Marfil
Institut Sénégalais de Recherches Agricoles (ISRA), Senegal
Université Gaston Berge,r Senegal
Soil Research Institute (SRI)-CSIR, Ghana
UN WORLD FOOD PROGRAMME, GHANA COUNTRY OFFICE, Ghana
Participantes associados:
Laboratorio de Salud Pública de Gran Canaria, España
Dirección General de Salud Pública, España
Instituto Canario de Calidad Agroalimentaria, España
ASOCIACIÓN DE ORGANIZACIONES DE PRODUCTORES DE AGUACATES DE CANARIAS, ASGUACAN, España
Gestión del Medio Rural de Canarias SAU Empresa pública, España
Dirección General de Agricultura, Gobierno de Canarias, España
Keywords:
safe, healthy, sustainable food; chemical contaminants; food safety; green economy; circular economy
