Projects
SUF encompasses a number of research projects which aims to promote sustainable urban food production and consumption systems. Find a short overview of the projects and click on them for more information.
FOCUSE-Food production and provisioning through Circular Urban Systems in European cities |
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2024-2027
FOCUSE aims to research the development of circular food systems within urban environments across Europe. The project seeks to address an array of complex challenges associated with transitioning to more sustainable, efficient, and resilient urban food production and consumption systems. |
Resource Efficient Vertical Farming |
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Funder: FORMAS-Swedish Research Council for Sustainable Development
2023-2025 The aim of this project is to develop, implement, and analyze the viability and sustainability of approaches for more resource-efficient production methods for vertical farms. This is done by implementing solutions for lighting optimization and employing urban residual products as growing media to improve the overall environmental performance. Thereafter, the study will assess the viability and sustainability of these solutions at commercial vertical farms in Sweden and disseminate knowledge to improve the resource and energy efficiency in the vertical farming industry. |
CVF- Circular Vertical Farming
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Funder: FORMAS-Swedish Research Council for Sustainable Development
2023-2026 The overall aim of this project is to explore and develop more resource-efficient food systems through symbiotic development to promote circular-based production methods in urban areas. First, the project will identify the potential for more circular use of materials and energy together with stakeholders at all ends of the urban food system. Second, these potential uses will be assessed from an environmental, economic and social sustainability point of view using life cycle approaches. Third, the conditions necessary for developing synergies to improve the resource efficiency of urban foods will be reviewed. The project will develop knowledge demanded by stakeholders and decision-makers in the urban food production sector, and thus results will be put to immediate use. |
Exploring the Viability and Sustainability of Vertical Farming Systems in Retail Environments |
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Funder: Hakan Swenson Stiftelse
2023-2025 The aim of this project is to advance the knowledge, sustainability, and viability of these new business models for food provisioning with retailers. This will be done by exploring and analyzing different examples, contexts, business models, and innovations. We will also assess the sustainability and viability of these systems to highlight important aspects to improve their performance and value. Finally, results and findings from the study will be used to advance and improve this form of food provisioning among producers, retailers, and consumers.. |
SUF-Sustainable and Resilient Urban Farming
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Funder: Vinnova (Swedish Innovation Agency)
2018-2023 The overall aim of this project is to review and assess the development and proliferation of urban farming systems in Stockholm for identifying competitive, resilient, sustainable and robust food systems; addressing many of the goals of the call for creating more sustainable cities, new products and processes for urban farming through collaboration with the industry. The research will focus on real and planned case studies for producing food which will include analysis of different indoor and outdoor urban farming methods and techniques, business models as well sustainability and feasibility of the different approaches to review innovation and increased capacity building in the urban horticulture sector. |
Assessing and Improving the Sustainability of Urban Vertical farming Systems |
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Funder: FORMAS (Increased Mobility Grant)
2019-2023 The overall aim of this project is to assess and improve the sustainability of urban vertical farming systems for competitive, resilient, sustainable and robust food systems. Life cycle sustainability assessments will be conducted with Grönska Stadsodling 365, which is one of the largest vertical hydroponic farms in Europe, to review the environmental, economic and social sustainability of current and prospective improvement options. The information can be used to design more resilient, robust and sustainable urban farming system and for better decision making for retailers and consumers for food choices |
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