Oakfood

This project, part of the Innovation Agendas for Agriculture 2030, brings together academia and agricultural companies to develop an integrated strategy for using acorns as a sustainable raw material for flour and value-added products such as starch, antioxidants, and oils.

Key actions include:

• Building a network of producers and collection sites.
• Optimising harvesting and processing costs.
• Assessing scalability for continuous supply.
• Developing and testing innovative composite products.
• Creating a marketing and export strategy.
• Evaluating the social, economic, and environmental impacts of the value chain.

The project received RRP funding of EUR 763 300.