LATVIAN FOOD BIOECONOMY CLUSTER

LATVIAN FOOD BIOECONOMY CLUSTER is a cluster organization, one of the most developed and internationally active bioeconomy clusters in the Baltic countries. Our vision is to become a key food bioeconomy innovation hub in Latvia. The objectives of the cluster are: To promote the sustainable production, processing, and consumption of healthy, high-quality, and safe food. To develop knowledge-based food bioeconomy innovations. To promote scientific and industrial cooperation both locally and internationally. Cluster fosters cooperation between its members and external partners to promote knowledge and technology transfer, develop new products, technologies and innovative solutions, to promote a modernization, competitiveness, growth of export capacity and innovation capacity of the cluster members. Cluster is developing the internationalization of the cluster and its members - to promote international cooperation with clusters and related institutions operating in the field of bioeconomy and food production and processing industries, as well as food and bioeconomy innovation initiatives, cooperation networks, platforms and consortia, science parks, business incubators and innovation centers in the Europe and globally. Cluster strives to promote more sustainable use of resources and environmentally friendly food production, progress towards EU-level climate neutrality goals and UN sustainable development goals and also increase the awareness and knowledge in society about the potential of sustainable innovation in the food production and consumption value chain which is grounded in the principles of circular bioeconomy, sustainable use of biological resources and conservation of biodiversity Main priority focus areas of the cluster are: • Product and technology development • Networking and knowledge transfer • Development of the regional food bioeconomy innovation Reach us directly: [email protected] or [email protected]