FOODITY Practice Abstract no. 40: Improving data literacy and citizen empowerment across the food system

The #Data4Food Cluster comprising the DRG4Food, FOODITY, FoodDataQuest, and SOSFood projects organised a joint workshop in June 2025 to discuss challenges, enablers, and gains related to data sharing and AI-driven solutions for sustainable food systems. Two breakout room sessions explored perspectives from both consumers/citizens and industry/food system actors on data sharing and AI in food systems. Building on the findings of the workshop and breakout room sessions, the following recommendation and driving actions was proposed: Recommendation: Improve general data literacy and citizen empowerment across the food system.