#17 Sustainable Public Procurement of Food & How to Track

#17 Sustainable Public Procurement of Food & How to Track Research Progress?

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In this episode, Marta and Willem discuss sustainable food procurement. They focus on current problems with food systems and the importance of food. Furthermore, they dig into the legal difficulties public procurers face when they attempt to buy sustainably. Some of the pain points they discuss are certification, localism, freshness requirements, seasonality, and promotion of small farmers and SMEs. For the dessert, they advise on how to track research progress.

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