Transforming Mediterranean Food Systems: Empowering Consumers for Sustainable Diets

This topic aims to accelerate the adoption of innovations from PRIMA, Horizon 2020 and Horizon Europe projects to promote the Mediterranean diet, celebrated for its focus on plant-based, fresh, seasonal and locally sourced foods. Renowned for its health benefits and environmental sustainability, the Mediterranean diet also holds cultural importance, recognized by UNESCO as both a nutritious eating pattern and valuable cultural heritage.However, adherence to the Mediterranean diet is waning due to urbanization and lifestyle changes. Increasingly, people are opting for ultra-processed [...]