PDApp

Digital tools for reducing food loss and waste

Category National
Sectors Food Processing
Execution Period 2022 - 2025
Funding 100% EU financing by the European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development - EAFRD, with the General Directorate of Rural Development, Innovation and Agri-Food Training (DGDRIFA) being the managing authority in charge of applying the EAFRD aid. The total amount of the approved aid is €597,098.35.

Description

PDApp promotes the reduction of food losses and waste (FLW) in the agri-food sector through digital tools based on the principles of the circular economy and bioeconomy. Specifically, a decision support service will be designed for companies and agents in this link that will help them prevent FLW. This service includes the necessary accompaniment so that they can digitize their Plan for the Prevention and Reduction of Food Losses and Waste, an element that will be mandatory in the future.

Work will also be done on a digital tool that seeks to allow the exchange of surpluses generated between different agents (processing industry, NGOs receiving donations, livestock farmers, feed manufacturers, etc.), guaranteeing traceability and reporting of PDAs to the administrations, which is also expected to be mandatory once the state regulations in this regard have been approved. In addition, an accurate diagnosis of food losses and waste in the fruit and vegetable sector will be carried out and awareness will be raised about the importance of measuring and reducing FLW.

Development of the sustainability tool, which is broken down into:

  • Preliminary studies.
  • Development of the back-end tool for calculating impact indicators.
  • Development and implementation of the back-end tool for issuing certificates.
  • Integration of back-end tools on the target platform server.

Consortium

Fundación Espigoladors, ITG, Centro Tecnológico de la Energía y del Medio Ambiente (CETENMA), Oreka Circular Economy, la Coordinadora de Organizaciones de Agricultores y Ganaderos (COAG), Kiwi Atlántico, Jimbofresh, Cooperativa Agrícola Conca de la Tordera.

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