CA25139 - Building Resilient Agri-Food Systems Through Sustainable Supply Chain Innovation (BRASSCHI)

European agri-food supply chains face unprecedented challenges threatening food security, environmental sustainability, and economic viability. Climate change, geopolitical tensions, and evolving consumer demands have exposed critical vulnerabilities in traditional linear supply chain models. BRASSCI establishes a research and innovation network that develops, validates, and implements integrated solutions for transforming agri-food supply chains into climate-resilient, digitally-enabled, and economically viable systems that ensure food security whilst advancing sustainability and circularity across diverse European contexts.

The Action addresses eight interconnected challenges through dedicated Working Groups: climate change adaptation and mitigation; digital transformation and technology integration; supply chain diversification and risk management; circular economy implementation and waste reduction; multi-stakeholder coordination and knowledge transfer; economic viability and fair transition; consumer behaviour and market transformation; and regulatory harmonisation and policy integration.

BRASSCI pursues five Transdisciplinary Research Coordination Objectives focused on integrated system modelling, breakthrough innovations, transition pathways, harmonised evaluation frameworks, and international cooperation. Five Capacity-building and Stakeholder Empowerment Objectives strengthen capabilities among farmers, SMEs, young researchers and innovators—particularly from Inclusiveness Target Countries—whilst enhancing policymaker understanding, consumer awareness, and industry-academia collaboration.

Through Short-Term Scientific Missions, training schools, policy dialogue fora, and pilot demonstrations, BRASSCI facilitates knowledge exchange and validates sustainable practices across diverse European contexts. The Action produces open-access publications, technical guidelines, policy briefs, and interactive decision-support tools that accelerate adoption of proactive and responsive approaches. By coordinating complementary research activities and building lasting networks, BRASSCI delivers measurable environmental, economic, and social impacts aligned with EU Green Deal objectives and UN Sustainable Development Goals.