RegenerAction: Building Resilient Communities
Empowering Rural Europe through Regenerative Agriculture, Innovation, and Community Leadership
RegenerAction is a transformative European initiative designed to revitalize rural territories and food systems through regenerative agriculture, social innovation, and community empowerment.
By turning marginalized areas into living laboratories of sustainability, RegenerAction fosters economic vitality, biodiversity, and climate resilience—creating a blueprint for the future of Europe’s food systems.
OUR IMPACT GOALS
300+ farmers
50 agribusinesses
20 policymakers
across 3 pilot sites
With theme weeks and a strong focus on food, cooperation, health, wellness, agriculture, and sustainability.
10,000+
community members in rural Europe
Achieving measurable targets:
🌾 +30% soil health
🦋 +20% biodiversity
🌍 +15% carbon capture
💶 +25% increase in farmers’ income
A Consortium for Systemic Change
RegenerAction is powered by a diverse European and international network:
Future Food Institute
Lead partner; training, Living Lab expertise, and blueprint development
Climate Farmers
Regenerative agriculture implementation and monitoring
EcoAgriculture Partners
Integrated landscape finance and sustainability strategies
Università di Napoli Federico II
Impact assessment and data analytics
Klosse Management & Productions / TASTE
Food culture and scientific gastronomy
Latvijas Lauku Forums
Rural development and community activation
Azienda Agricola Montepaldi
Pilot testing in agricultural innovation
Aligned with EU Strategies
RegenerAction contributes directly to major EU and EIT Food priorities:
European Green Deal
Farm to Fork Strategy
EU Biodiversity Strategy
Net-Zero Food System
Healthier Lives through Food
Fair and Resilient Food System
Our Approach: From Vision to Action
WP1 – Project Management & Ethics
Ensures transparent coordination, ethical compliance, and efficient delivery of all project activities.
➡ Impact: A structured governance system and risk-management framework guaranteeing accountability, inclusivity, and ethical excellence.
WP2 – RegenerAction Blueprint & Pilot Implementation
Develops and tests the RegenerAction Blueprint, a scalable model for regenerative rural development. Three pilot sites (Italy, Latvia, and a third EU location) serve as living labs to validate methodologies in real-world contexts.
➡ Impact: A replicable open-source framework for transforming rural communities into resilient hubs of sustainability.
WP3 – Strengthening Community Connections & Leadership Networks
Builds the Community of Practice (CoP) for regenerative transformation and delivers leadership programs for local and policy leaders. Includes the RegenerAction Summit series and training accredited by EIT Food.
➡ Impact: Over 550 participants in co-creation processes and at least 30 trained local leaders fostering systemic change.
WP4 – Sustained Innovation & Collaboration for Resilience
Activates rural innovation ecosystems through: Farmer training in regenerative techniques Boot Camps for Climate Shapers (chefs, consumers, entrepreneurs) Startup incubation and mentoring for rural innovators
➡ Impact: 45 farms transitioned to regenerative practices, 150 startups supported, 220 EIT graduates trained in sustainability.
WP5 – Integrated Impact Assessment
Led by Università di Napoli Federico II, this WP designs and applies a comprehensive model to measure environmental, social, and economic outcomes.
➡ Impact: A data-driven evaluation framework and dashboard to quantify the benefits of regenerative agriculture and guide EU-wide replication.
WP6 – Integrated Landscape Finance
Led by EcoAgriculture Partners, this WP develops and tests sustainable financial strategies to fund regenerative transitions.
➡ Impact: The creation of an Integrated Landscape Finance Accelerator and a European Finance Guidance Framework for rural regeneration.
WP7 – Communication, Dissemination & Exploitation
Shapes the narrative and visibility of RegenerAction through digital media, stakeholder engagement, and knowledge sharing. Includes website development, social media campaigns, and cross-network collaborations with existing Communities of Practice.
➡ Impact: 100+ results disseminated, 9 success stories shared, and an open-access digital hub for replication.
RegenerAction: Building Resilient Communities
Open call for rural European pilot site to build regenerative food system model
RegenerAction is a European initiative designed to revitalize rural areas by replicating a successful regenerative food system model tested in Pollica, Italy.
Building on the partnership between the Future Food Institute and the Municipality of Pollica, the project develops a scalable blueprint that empowers local ecosystems to co-create regenerative communities. Through collaboration among farmers, leaders, and citizens, it co-creates locally tailored blueprints for sustainable growth, guided by Future Food Institute’s frameworks for political, environmental, human, social, cultural, and economic regeneration.