Curriculum
Smart4Food MicroLearning Course
INTRODUCTION
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Module 1: Digital Tools for Smart Farming
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Module 2: Sustainable and Regenerative Agriculture: Soil, Water and Biodiversity Management for Small-Scale Farms
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Module 3 - Smart Marketing and Communication for Small Producers
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Module 4 - Local Food Systems and Short Supply Chains
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MODULE 4 — INFORMATION
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MODULE 4 — CORE CONCEPT
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UNIT 1 — What are Local Food Systems
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UNIT 1 — REFLECTION ACTIVITY
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UNIT 1 — QUIZ
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UNIT 2 — Typologies of Short Food Supply Chains (SFSCs)
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UNIT 2 — REFLECTION ACTIVITY
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UNIT 2 — QUIZ
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UNIT 3 — Building Local Partnerships and Cooperatives
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UNIT 3 — REFLECTION ACTIVITY
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UNIT 3 — QUIZ
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UNIT 4 — Planning a Localized Food Distribution Strategy
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UNIT 4 — REFLECTION ACTIVITY
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UNIT 4 — QUIZ
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Module 5 - Training and Education for Rural Development
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Module 6 - Policy Innovation and Project development in the Agrisector
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MODULE 4 — CORE CONCEPT
Local food systems are territorially defined networks that connect food production, transformation, distribution, consumption, and waste management within a specific geographical area.
The central idea of this module is that food systems become stronger when producers, consumers, cooperatives, municipalities, NGOs, schools, restaurants, and other local actors cooperate through short, transparent, and trust-based relationships.
Short food supply chains reduce or remove intermediaries between producers and consumers. They support fairer value distribution, local economic development, community cohesion, and stronger territorial identity.
By the end of the module, learners should be able to recognise key local food actors, compare local and global food systems, identify SFSC models, map local partnerships, and outline a localized food distribution strategy using practical planning tools.