METREX—as an Associated Partner supporting the Metropolitan City of Rome Capital—is pleased to invite METREX members to register for the third online workshop of the FOODGaP Capacity Building Programme, focused on Circularity, food loss and food waste
Date and time
- Tuesday, 18 February 2026
- 10:00–11:30 CET (90 minutes)
Note: this session is part of the FOODGaP webinar pathway running from November 2025 to September 2026
Registration
Please register by 17 February via the following link:
https://ec.europa.eu/eusurvey/runner/FOODGapSeries
About the webinar series
The FOODGaP Capacity Building Programme includes five thematic webinars, designed as a progressive learning pathway that moves from data and monitoring to governance, circularity, equity, and public procurement. Each session combines expert inputs and case studies and ends with practical takeaways for participating Local Public Authorities (LPAs)
Why this session matters
Across FOODGaP partner cities, circularity has emerged as the most acute gap, with persistent weaknesses in surplus management, redistribution channels, and composting/bioconversion infrastructure—especially in insular and remote Mediterranean contexts.
Workshop objectives
The session will:
- Provide LPAs with tools to reduce food loss and food waste
- Introduce circular economy solutions applicable to urban and peri-urban contexts
- Present European circularity pilots and discuss how to scale them
Key topics
Participants will explore:
- Surplus logistics and redistribution models
- Compost, biogas, and organic-waste loops
- Zero-waste markets and local hubs
- How to scale pilots into city-wide solutions
Format and languages
The workshop is led by CIHEAM Bari and will include simultaneous interpretation in English, French, and Italian
Agenda for the upcoming events
Online | 18 March | 10:00–11:30 CET
Topic: Equity, right to food and preparedness for extreme events
Online | 16 September | 10:00–11:30 CET
Topic:Public procurement, sustainable and healthy meals (including short supply chains & urban– rural linkages)
More information
> To know more about the project visite our website at: https://www.eurometrex.org/activities/european-projects/interreg-next-med-foodgap-project/
> On the Interreg NEXT MED website: https://www.interregnextmed.eu/project-page/foodgap/about/
For info, please do not hesitate to contact the Secretariat of METREX at viviana.rubbo@eurometrex.org
