About FIT4CEA

Europe's food systems face unprecedented challenges

FIT4CEA advances Controlled Environment Agriculture to strengthen European food systems against climate, water, and resource pressures.

01 ____ Objectives

Six specific objectives

FIT4CEA's overall objective is to transform Controlled Environment Agriculture into a climate-resilient, fossil-free, and economically viable pillar of Europe's future food systems.

Climate-Resilient CEA

To develop CEA systems that withstand climate variability while reducing dependence on fossil fuels and external inputs.

Technology Integration

To integrate AI, IoT, sensors, photonics, and robotics into smart, autonomous cultivation environments.

Novel Food Crops

To expand crop diversity with a focus on nutritional value - micronutrients, proteins, and bioactive compounds.

Sustainability Assessment

To assess CEA holistically across environmental, economic, and social sustainability dimensions.

Living Lab Validation

To validate innovations in real production environments through four country-specific living labs.

Policy & Adoption

To synthesise future CEA trajectories and develop evidence-based policy implications for decision-makers.

02 ____ Who we serve

Four target audiences

Farmers

FIT4CEA delivers practical innovations, best practices, and tools that make CEA more profitable, resource-efficient, and climate-resilient.

Citizens, Students & Consumers

FIT4CEA advances CEA in producing safe, nutritious, locally grown food, contributing to food autonomy and healthy diets for adults and children across Europe.

High-tech Industry

CEA is an expanding market for AI, IoT, robotics, and photonics. FIT4CEA opens pathways for technology integration and commercial partnerships.

Policymakers & Investors

FIT4CEA produces evidence-based data and future scenarios to guide investment decisions and policy development aligned with the EU Green Deal and Farm to Fork Strategy.

This project is funded by the European Union, under the grant no. 101287460.

Contact:
info@fit4cea.eu

Project Coordinator:
Professor Leo Marcelis
leo.marcelis@wur.nl

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