TRACK (2020)

TRACK (2020) -    PROJECT CARD 2020-1-HR01-KA202-077805

Project Title

Training for Agrifood Competences on Blockchain

Acronym

TRACK

Coordinator

Agencija za ruralni razvoj Zadarske zupanije

Country

Croatia

Programme

Erasmus+

Key Action

Cooperation for innovation and the exchange of good practices

Action Type

Strategic Partnerships for vocational education and training

Call for Proposals

Call for Proposals 2020 - EAC/A02/2019 (2019/C 373/06)

Project Reference

2020-1-HR01-KA202-077805

Project Duration

From 01/10/2020 to 30-09-2022 (24 months)

EU Grant

148.297,00 €

Topic

ICT - new technologies - digital competences

Agriculture, forestry and fisheries

New innovative curricula/educational methods/development of training courses

Partners

France

Centr Regio Innov Trans Techn Agro Alime

Greece

Institouto Agrotikis Kai Synetairistikis Oikonomias Inaso Paseges

Italy

Good Land Srl

Romagna Tech Societa Consortile Per Azioni

Spain

Universidad de Extremadura

Erasmus+ Project Results Platform

TRACK

Summary

Agriculture and agri-food industry represent a very important sectors in all countries involved in the project. In the last years. In the last years, more and more knowledge is required in the disciplines necessary to support innovation in the sector: innovative technologies, innovative models, innovative designs etc. Everyone in the sector must have increasingly specialized skills: digital, more useful than ever for certifications, supply chain traceability, online transactions (blockchain, value chain). Even in the food sector many companies have to deal with the mismatch between real skills possessed by their workers and skills actually required.

Blockchain adoption in agri-food industry has the potential to simplify and integrate agriculture supply chains but the level of its application is still very low in all EU countries. It has been demonstrated that Blockchain technology can positively influence two relevant aspects of the food supply chain:

• Traceability: help to reduce food waste, provide reliable information regarding the origins of food
• Optimization of Food Supply Chain: allow farmers to properly set their prices and optimize the quantities of products
• Crop Insurance: provide more visibility across the supply chain
• Transactions: help farmers to sell commodities, lowering transaction fees, prevent price coercion, provide lower costs

The objective of the project is to improve the knowledge and skills on blockchain technology of people working in agri-food sector by developing and testing a new training module and by providing the agri-food operators with an interactive learning platform to be used for training purposes.

The project will be implemented by 6 organizations, having different experiences and knowledge but all working in or with agri-food sector: Rural Development Agency, University, VET provider, Industrial Research Laboratory and Innovation and Technology Transfer Center, SME, University and Organization representing the Agricultural Cooperatives.

It is expected that the project will generate some very concrete results such as:

• Improvement of specific skills and competences of farmers and agri-food operators required to adopt the Blochian technologies in their work
• Development of 2 innovative outputs (Training Modules on Blockchain Technology and Learning platform) that will support the project partners and target groups to further improve their knowledge by organizing additional trainings and providing support to farmers and operators on application of Blockchain technology in agri-food sector.
• Improvement of transnational connectivity among organizations working on development of skills in agri-food sector.