The FOX team at DIL: Janos Petrusan, Milena Zdravkovic, Kerstin Pasch, Kemal Aganovic (from left to right) and the other FOX partners on screen for the online meeting.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div> On the 29th<\/sup> and 30th<\/sup> of June 2020, the second FOX annual consortium meeting was held, one year after the start of the project. The meeting was supposed to be hosted by Warsaw University of Life Sciences in Poland, but due to the current COVID-19 situation, the meeting was successfully held online instead. In total, over 40 people from all 25 partners attended the online meeting to share and discuss the progress of the FOX project.<\/p>\n<\/div> During the meeting, the partners of the three segments of the project presented the work conducted in the first year.<\/p>\n<\/div> This part of the project focus on the technological development for the four food circles<\/a>, the four European regions in which the FOX technologies will be demonstrated and integrated into the food production chain. For this, the partners worked on:<\/p>\n Figure 1: 3D Model of the mobile fruit juice processing unit<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div> Figure 2: Measure of fruits respiration rates<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div> Figure 3: Sequence of operations provided by the tool<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div> This part of the project ensures that sustainable food circles will be developed with respect to economic and ecological viability and consumers\u2019 demands. For this, the partners worked on:<\/p>\n This part of the project aims at raising awareness by communicating on the project to the different stakeholders, the general public and the European Commission. For this, the partners worked on:<\/p>\n The meeting also welcomed the project officer, Natalia Brzezina, DG Agri, who presented the new EU Farm to Fork strategy<\/a> how FOX fits into it.<\/p>\n<\/div> Figure 4: The Farm to Fork Strategy is at the heart of the European Green Deal which aims to map a new, sustainable and inclusive growth strategy.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div> The partners also outlined their plans for the upcoming year:<\/p>\nFOX updates<\/h2>\n
Segment 1: Research and technology<\/h3>\n
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Segment 2: Impact<\/h3>\n
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Segment 3: Outreach<\/h3>\n
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The next steps<\/h2>\n
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