03.11.2020
Digitalisation and automation of the agri-food sector in the Oulu Region
The RDI actors of the Oulu Region are continuously preparing regional, national and international RDI project applications and looking for opportunities to join project consortiums with the aim of advancing digitalisation and automation of the agri-food value chains. The topics of interest include, but are not limited to traceability and food safety in food value chains, collection and utilisation of data throughout food value chains, and digitalisation and automation of food production processes.
Our region is currently a member of the following Partnerships of the EU’s Smart Specialisation Platform for Agri-Food:
- Traceability and Big Data
- High Tech Farming
Our project portfolio of relevance includes coordination or participation in e.g. the following:
- AFarCloud – Aggregate Farming in the Cloud
- DEMETER
- FoodWay – Developing the traceability and safety of food chains in Northern Ostrobothnia, Finland
- Labrobot
- RUOKARIIHI – Development of Skilled Food Business
- Seafood Age
- VASTE – Service Platform for Low-carbon Logistics