Projects
Smart4Food: digital transformation for small farms
An Erasmus+ project supporting the digital transformation of small farms, family businesses and rural communities.
Smart4Food is an international innovation project funded by the European Union under Erasmus+. It supports the modernisation, sustainability and digital transformation of small farms, family businesses and rural communities.
Aim
Smart4Food is developing the Smart4Food Small Farm Innovation Training Programme, so that small farms can use new technology more effectively and improve both efficiency and environmental sustainability. The programme includes five-minute digital modules, videos and interactive learning materials.
Who benefits
- Small and family farms: digital skills and sustainable production methods.
- Education and agricultural organisations: new teaching methods and tools.
- Regional development agencies: project resources for regional agricultural policy.
Sustainability and innovation
The Smart4Food Hub brings rural communities across Europe together, with webinars, online events and training materials in one place.
Partners
- Veleučilište u Šibeniku, Croatia (coordinator)
- New Edu, Slovakia
- Momentum Educate and Innovate, Ireland
- Meridaunia, Italy
- Magnetar Ltd, Cyprus
- Kocatürk Danışmanlık, Türkiye
Each partner works with rural communities, farm businesses and sustainability organisations in its own country to spread the project locally.
Digital platform
The project website smartforfood.eu hosts news, research results, training materials and the Smart4Food Hub.
Kick-off
The kick-off meeting took place in Šibenik, Croatia, on 10–11 December 2024. Partners set the project goals, work packages, communication strategy and digital transformation roadmap.
PDFSmart 4 Food - ezine 1 FINAL.pdf