SP 7: Social sciences

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SP 7 focuses on the actors along food value chains.

A stakeholder, activity and knowledge analysis will be performed, and stakeholder platforms will be installed to reach a shared problem view and facilitate exchange and negotiation processes. Options for collective action to improve the situation will be identified and tested jointly. Moreover, knowledge sharing and dissemination activities will be offered to the entire RELOAD project.
Chairperson: Dr PD Brigitte Kaufmann, DITSL GmbH, Germany

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RELOAD is characterized by its comprehensive approach to reducing PHL, with activities channelled through seven subprojects (SP 1–7). These address agricultural and food value chains from different angles. Commodity-based research is combined with cross-cutting themes. For the meat and dairy value chains, the policy framework that governs these sectors will be described and analyzed for its implications for different actors, and policy decision-makers and regulatory authorities will be involved in stakeholder platforms to jointly identify needs and options for change, so that losses can more effectively be reduced.