Sustainable Food Practices

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    Ongoing Projects – List of food quality labels in the Greater Region

    Ongoing Projects List of food quality labels in the Greater Region   14th August 2020 The Sustainable Food Practices team has researched the food labels certifying various types of quality in circulation within the Greater Region, and has listed them in a summarising document according to the following guarantees: origin, organic agriculture, other qualities. Included … Continued

    Publications – An Infographic Synopsis of Luxembourg’s Food System

    Publications An Infographic Synopsis of Luxembourg's Food System   July 2020 Article link: https://orbilu.uni.lu/handle/10993/43965 The team of Sustainable Food Practices, Dr. Rachel Reckinger, Dr. Diane Kapgen, and Dr. Helena Korjonen published their infographic synopsis of the Luxembourgish food system in Forum. The visual depiction aims to unravel its complexity, and avoid the downfalls of simpler … Continued

    Publications – Keyword – Food Democracy

    Publications Keyword - Food Democracy   July 2020 Dr. Rachel Reckinger and Norry Schneider co-authored an article for Forum, discussing Food Policy Councils, which have become increasingly popular in European cities and certain regions over the past decade. More specifically Reckinger and Schneider (from CELL, the Center for Ecological Learning Luxembourg) have initiated the creating … Continued

    Publications – Food Sovereignty and Resilience in Luxembourg

    Publications Food Sovereignty and Resilience in Luxembourg   July 2020 Dr. Rachel Reckinger published an article in Forum about food sovereignty and resilience in the Luxembourgish foodscape in the light of the Covid-19 pandemic. The article brings to light the ways in which even the wealthiest of Western European food-secure countries can be vulnerable to … Continued

    Events – Food Supply Chains and Safety

    Events Webinar: "Food Supply Chains and Safety: Impact of Covid-19 and Aftermath"   Wednesday 24th June 2020 from 17:00 – 18:00 In this webinar, Dr. Rachel Reckinger, Jack A. Bobo (CEO of Futurity)  and Georges Eischen (CEO of La Provençale) discussed the impact of Covid-19 on food supply chains and safety. Even before the coronavirus … Continued

    Public Outreach – This is Europe

    Public Outreach TV Broadcast: This is Europe. Special Common Agricultural Policy. Luxembourg: what kind of agriculture for tomorrow?   18th July 2020 In this session recorded for French and English TV, Dr. Rachel Reckinger presented her analysis of the agricultural, agri-food and societal model of the future, in the light of the health crisis, to … Continued

    Events – Resilience Café presents the impact of Covid-19 on our food system

    Events Resilience Café: "How resilient is Luxembourg’s food system?"   Thursday 16th April 2020 The second Résilience café took place on Thursday April 16, 2020 and focused on food. Dr. Rachel Reckinger, University of Luxembourg, presented the session on stress-testing the Luxembourg food system. You can view the video on the CELL YouTube channel. Graphic … Continued

    Public Outreach – Substance of the debate

    Public Outreach We want to support the substance of the debate   Brennpunkt 20th April 2020 Read our interview in Brennpunkt (in French) on strengthening the political agenda of climate change and its effect, e.g. environmental degradation, social inequality, as well as sustainability issues in local and regional development. Read also how we address the … Continued

    Publications – How resilient is Luxembourg’s food system?

    Publications How resilient is Luxembourg’s food system?   Luxemburger Wort 25/26 April 2020 Moments of crisis like the current one sparked by Covid-19, engage social, economic, cultural and political institutions of a society and stress-test their resilience. In such times of upheaval, individual and collective food supplies become primary concerns. Where does Luxembourg stand when … Continued

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