Inquiry

You are receiving this survey because you were identified as an exemplary initiative in the domain of food system and sustainability. This survey is delivered by the FoodE research project, which involves 24 partners from 8 European countries (France, Germany, Italy, Netherlands, Norway, Romania, Slovenia and Spain). The main objective of FoodE is to accelerate the growth of City Region food systems (CRFS)* by bringing together local initiatives across Europe. Your contribution can concretely help in developing an operational methodology for the assessment of CRFS and shaping a more sustainable food future.
For more info visit: www.foode.eu.

The questionnaire will take 20 minutes of your time.

The more thoughtful you will be with your answers, the better we will be able to design an innovative tool for the social, environmental, and economic assessment of different food projects around Europe.

What is a City Region Food Systems
According to Jennings et al. (2015), a CRFS can be defined as the ensemble of “all the actors, processes and relationships that are involved in food production, processing, distribution and consumption in a given city region”, which in turn can be largely identified as “a larger urban center or conglomeration of smaller urban centers and the surrounding and interspersed peri-urban and rural hinterland”.
Jennings, S., Cottee, J., Curtis, T., Miller, S. (2015). Food in an Urbanised World: The Role of City Region Food Systems in Resilience and Sustainable Development. In The International Sustainability Unit.

Disclaimer

The survey will allow each CRFS initiative to be included in the largest comprehensive European database of sustainable City/Region food systems. No personal data will be collected but only generic data pertaining to the core activities of the CRFS initiative (e.g. size, type of operation, market channels, products, etc.). All collected data will be treated confidentially and all records obtained or acquired from this survey will be encoded or de-identified and utilized only in an aggregated manner. Aggregated and de-identified data will remain confidential, will be safely stored on the FoodE website and after the end of the project will be transferred on a repository managed by the University of Bologna. Data will be used for reports, scientific articles and infographics related to the FoodE project and will not be sold to third parties.

Your participation to the questionnaire does not bind your project to the involvement in any further steps. You are free to withdraw from the survey at any point.

We thank you for your precious participation.

The data collected will stay confidential, will be used only for research and will not be sold. In the context of the GDPR, a data protection information notice can be found at Data Protection Information Notice and Information on the processing of personal data.

I accept to take part in this survey with the full knowledge of the Data Protection Information Notice and full knowledge that I can withdraw from it at any time.*

I accept to be contacted for a short follow-up interview (30 min) for next step of the project

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Section 1: Contact Information

Name of your organisation*

In the survey you will find the word ‘organisation’ as a general term to indicate a project, or/and an activity or/and an initiative.

Your position in the organisation: *

Zip code of your head office: *

Website address (OPTIONAL ANSWER)

Phone number (if you accept being contacted- OPTIONAL ANSWER):

Email contact (if you accept being contacted- OPTIONAL ANSWER):

Section 2: General data

Q1 Please describe your organisation in few words.*

Text box, maximum 200 words

Q2 When was your organisation created? *

Insert a year

Q3 Where is your organisation geographically located?*

Check the corresponding box(es)

Urban area

Peri-urban area

Rural area I (Inland)

Rural area II (Coastal)

Q4 Is your organisation …*

Check the corresponding box

For Profit

For Non-profit

Q5 What is the status of your organisation?*

Check the corresponding box

Non profit association

Private firm

Self-entrepreneur

Cooperative

Local authority

Producer Organization

Others (please explain)

Section 3: Main activities

Q6 What is (are) your main task(s)? *

Check the corresponding box(es); depending on the answer(s), you will be directed to further section(s) of the survey

Agriculture & Fishing

Food processing (transformation of agricultural products into food etc.)

Food distribution (wholesale, retail, community supported agriculture etc.)

Foodservice and consumption (catering, cooking, restauration, etc.)

Food Waste management

Education and services (education, literacy and training, events, etc.)

Others (please explain)

Q.6.1.1.1.a Which cultivation type(s) do you adopt?*

Check the corresponding box(es)

Biodynamic (certified and/or non certified)

Organic (certified and/or non certified)

Integrated pest management (certified and/or non certified)

Conventional (certified and/or non certified)

Others (please explain)

Q6.1.1.1b Which production systems do you use?*

Check the corresponding box(es)

Open field agriculture

Greenhouse low-tech (structures with no climate control)

Greenhouse mid-tech (structures with some climate control)

Greenhouse high-tech (structures with advanced climate control)

Closed production system (plant factory/vertical farm/PFAL/etc)

Others (please explain)

Q6.1.1.1c Where are your production systems located and on which area?*

Check the corresponding box(es)

Q6.1.1.1d Which crops systems do you use? *

Check the corresponding box(es)

Q6.1.1.2a In which category(ies) do you fit in?*

Check the corresponding box(es)

Q6.1.1.2b Which practice(s) do you adopt? *

Check the corresponding box(es)

Aquaculture

Capture

Others (please explain)

Q.6.1.1.3a How do you manage your livestock?*

Check the corresponding box(es)

Mostly free range

Mostly not-free range

Others (please explain)

Q.6.1.1.3b Which livestock type(s) do you adopt?*

Check the corresponding box(es)

Organic (certified and/or non certified)

Biodynamic (certified and/or non certified)

Integrated pest management (certified and/or non certified)

Conventional (certified and/or non certified)

Others (please explain)

Q6.1.2 Where do you sell your product(s)?*

Check the corresponding box(es)

On-farm direct selling

Wholesaler (Selling to businesses/canteens or other outlets who are not the end-user etc.)

Retailer (Markets, supermarkets, conventional shops etc.)

Alternative Food Networks (Community Supported Agriculture, Solidarity Grocery etc.)

Agri food industry

Pharmaceuticals & cosmetics industry

Local authorities

Self-consumption (family, friends, volunteers etc.)

Others (please explain)

Q6.2.1 Which type(s) of food processing do you perform?*

Check the corresponding box(es)

Primary food processing (minimal processing of agricultural products i.e. milling, drying, milk pasteurizing, extracting oil, butchering, deboning and cutting meat, freezing and smoking fish, processing fish/shellfish/algae etc.)

Secondary food processing (creating food from ingredients that are ready to use i.e. baking bread, jam, wine, beer, cheeses, fish/shellfish/algae preserves etc.)

Tertiary food processing (Ready to eat or heat and serve food i.e. Processed food)

Others (please explain)

Q6.2.2 Where do you sell your product(s)?*

Check the corresponding box(es)

On-site direct selling

Wholesaler (selling to businesses/canteens or other outlets who are not the end-user)

Retailer (markets, supermarkets, conventional shops etc.)

Alternative Food Networks (Vegetable Producers Organization, Community Supported Agriculture, Solidarity groceries etc.)

Agri-food industry

Pharmaceuticals & cosmetics industry

Local authorities

Self-consumption (family, friends, volunteers etc.)

Others (please explain)

Q6.3 Which type(s) of distribution operator are you? *

Check the corresponding box(es)

Wholesaler (selling to businesses/canteens or other outlets who are not the end-user)

Retailer (markets, supermarkets, conventional shops etc.)

Alternative Food Networks (Community Supported Agriculture, Solidarity groceries etc.)

Others (please explain)

Q6.4 What type(s) of food service(s) are you providing?*

Check the corresponding box(es)

Canteen (for schools, hospitals, homeless people etc.)

Traditional Catering service (restaurant, cafés etc.)

Banqueting

Agritourism

Food Delivery, take away

Others (please explain)

Q6.5 Which kind of food waste management activity(ies) are you performing?*

Check the corresponding box(es)

Prevention (redistribution to people, sent to animal feed etc.)

Recycling (waste compost, anaerobic digestion etc.)

Recovering (incineration with energy recovery etc.)

Disposal (incineration without energy recovery, waste sent to landfill etc.)

Others (please explain)

Q6.6 What type(s) of service(s) do you provide? *

Check the corresponding box(es)

Section 4: Dimension

Q7 Are the operative tasks of your organisation taking place in more than one area?*

Check the corresponding box

Yes

No

Q8 What is the composition of your organisation?

Q9 Could you indicate the annual turnover of your organisation?

OPTIONAL ANSWER
Check the corresponding box

0€ or no profit

0 – 10 000 €

10 001 – 50 000 €

50 001 € - 100 000€

100 001 € - 500 000€

500 001 € - 1 000 000 €

> 1 000 000 €

Q10 Have you ever received or are you currently receiving any public support? *

OPTIONAL ANSWER
Check the corresponding box

Yes

No

Q10.1 If yes, can you please describe the type(s) (grant/subsidy/free yield/ advice) of support?

OPTIONAL ANSWER
Text box, maximum 200 words

Section 5: External & Internal Relationships

Q11 Who are your key partner(s) (stakeholders that help or support you)?*

Check the corresponding box(es)

Q13 Are you working with people belonging to vulnerable categories (detainees, refugees, addicted people, disabled people etc.)?*

Check the corresponding box

Yes

No

Q14 Do you participate in fairs, congresses, encounters or other events where you show your products or experiences?*

Check the corresponding box

Yes

No

Q 14.1 If yes, could you share the:

Please if you can list the events you participated in (Name of the event, Web address if any, Periodicity, Contact details of the organization/organizer of the event):

Section 6: Impact & Innovation

Q15 What are the top impact areas of your organisation? *

You have 8 points available. Please allocate them freely among the options provided below.
(Example: Territorial planning: 4, Local development: 1, Protection of the environment: 3).

Territorial planning (best life-being into cities etc.)

Local development (empowering local stakeholders, providing jobs etc.)

Protection of the environment (biodiversity conservation, climate change mitigation etc.)

Creation of social linkages (benefitting socially disadvantaged groups etc.)

Health

Education

Leisure

Food security

Q16 What is(are) the innovation(s) of your organisation?*

Check the corresponding box(es)

Q17 Do you use digital solutions/online channels for the dissemination of your activities?*

Check the corresponding box

Yes

No

Q17.1 If yes, please indicate what do you use

Check the corresponding box(es)

Platform/ Website

Social Networks

App

Others (please explain)

Q18 Do you track any data of your organisation?*

Check the corresponding box

Yes

No

Section 7: The Way Ahead and Working Together

Q19 Do you believe there is any area where the impact of your organisation could be improved?

1 = limited improvement potential and 3 = high improvement potential

Revenues and economic impact

1

2

3

Environmental impact

1

2

3

Social impact

1

2

3

External communication

1

2

3

Q20 Would you be willing to continue to collaborate with FoodE sharing additional information related to your organisation to develop together with us tailored analytical tools (i.e. tools that could help to identify the economic, environmental and social impact of your organisation)?*

Check the corresponding box

Yes

No

Q21 Would you be available to contribute to some FoodE event sharing your experience and vision?*

Check the corresponding box

Yes

No

Section 8: COVID-19 Crisis

Q22 Since the spread of COVID-19, are you taking part or are you managing any spontaneous food network initiative to support your local territory?

Check the corresponding box
OPTIONAL ANSWER

Yes

No

Q22.1 If yes, who started and is facilitating the conversation in the network?

Check the corresponding box(es)

A public authority (municipality or others)

A Non-Governmental Organisation

A Private firm

An association (citizens, refugees, unemployed, homeless etc.)

Education and research

Others (please explain)

Q22.2 If yes, who is currently engaged in the network

Check the corresponding box(es)

Public authorities (municipality or others)

Non-Governmental Organisations

Private firms

Associations (citizens, refugees, unemployed, homeless etc.)

Education and research

Others (please explain)

Q22.3 If yes, have you identified a major aim to be achieved within the network?

Text box, maximum 200 words

Q23 Since the spread of COVID-19 did you have the opportunity to continue with your activities?

Check the corresponding box
OPTIONAL ANSWER

Yes

No

Q23.1.1 If yes, what changes you introduced to address mandatory requirements related to national COVID-19 directives that enable you to continue operating?

Text box, maximum 500 words

Q23.1.2 If yes, what other changes you introduced to continue operating (please explain if these changes are going to be permanent or limited to the current sanitary situation)?

Text box, maximum 500 words

Q23.2 If no, why did you stop your activities?

Check the corresponding box(es)

Q24 Looking at the future and at the post-emergency situation are you considering any major re-organizations of your activity?

Text box, maximum 500 words

Section 9: Further Comments

Q25 Please write any further comment or remark you have

Text box, maximum 200 words
OPTIONAL ANSWER

FoodE survey of innovative CRFS

Section 1: Contact Information

Section 2: General data

Section 3: Main activities

Section 4: Dimension

Section 5: External & Internal Relationships

Section 6: Impact & Innovation

Section 7: The Way Ahead and Working Together

Section 8: COVID-19 Crisis

Section 9: Further Comments

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