04/08/2026
🌍 20 Startup Village ambasadorjev iz 6 držav, med njimi 𝐤𝐚𝐫 𝟔 𝐢𝐳 𝐊𝐨𝐜̌𝐞𝐯𝐣𝐚. Ena skupna misija: dokazati, da se prihodnost prehrane gradi na podeželju Evrope. 🌱🚜
S ponosom predstavljamo prvo skupino ambasadorjev Startup Village v okviru projekta FoodCoP, ki ga sofinancira program Obzorje Evropa (Horizon Europe). 🇪🇺
🏆 Kar 20 zagonskih podjetij, MSP-jev in drugih nosilcev razvoja startup vasi si je prislužilo naziv ambasadorjev podeželskih inovacij. S svojim delovanjem uresničujejo načela krožnega biogospodarstva ♻️ in na novo oblikujejo prehranske sisteme od lokalne ravni navzgor. 🌾
💡 To niso le podjetja. So svetilniki 🔦, ki dokazujejo, kako podeželske skupnosti po vsej Evropi vodijo prehod k odpornim, krožnim in trajnostnim prehranskim sistemom.
📊 Skupina ambasadorjev: 🇸🇮 Slovenija (7) • 🇮🇪 Irska (4) • 🇪🇸 Španija (3) • 🇫🇷 Francija (3) • 🇵🇹 Portugalska (2) • 🇬🇷 Grčija (1)
⭐ S povprečno oceno 4,8/5 glede dejanskega in merljivega učinka dokazujejo, da podeželske inovacije prinašajo rezultate.
🏅 Vsak ambasador bo deležen: ✅ prepoznavnosti na ravni EU, ✅ predstavitve na spletni strani projekta, ✅ vključitve v uradni katalog ambasadorjev, ✅ zastopanja na dogodkih EU, povezanih z oblikovanjem politik, ✅ uradne digitalne značke ambasadorja.
🌍 Prehod v krožne prehranske sisteme se ne bo zgodil le v prestolnicah. Dogaja se v vaseh in manjših skupnostih, kot so Bela krajina, Kočevje, Piran - Padna, Killorglin, Ansó, Navarra, Sierra de la Demanda, Beauvaisis, Fundão, Penela, The Meraki People in številne druge.
👉 Spoznajte naše ambasadorje: 🔗 https://foodcop.eu/ambassadors/
🇪🇺 FoodCoP je projekt programa Obzorje Evropa, ki ga financira Evropska unija.
🌍 20 Startup Village Ambassadors. 6 countries. One mission: proving rural Europe is where the future of food is being built.
We're proud to announce the first cohort of Startup Village Ambassadors under the FoodCoP project, co-funded by the EU's Horizon Europe programme. 🇪🇺
20 outstanding startups, SMEs and other startup village champions have earned their place as ambassadors of rural innovation — closing local loops, valorising bioeconomy principles, and reimagining food systems from the ground up.
These aren't just companies. They're lighthouses 🔦 — showing how rural communities across Europe are leading the shift toward resilient, circular, sustainable food systems.
📊 The cohort: 🇸🇮 Slovenia (8) · 🇮🇪 Ireland (4) · 🇪🇸 Spain (3) · 🇫🇷 France (3) · 🇵🇹 Portugal (2) · 🇬🇷 Greece (1) ⭐ Averaging 4.8/5 on real, measurable impact — proof that rural innovation delivers.
Each ambassador now gains EU-level visibility, a feature on our landing page, inclusion in the official Ambassador Catalogue, representation at EU policy events, and an official Digital Ambassador Badge. 🏅
The transition to circular food systems won't happen in capital cities alone. It's happening in villages — in Bela krajina, Kočevje, Piran - Padna, Killorglin, Ansó, Navarra, Sierra de la Demanda, Beauvaisis, Fundão, Penela, The Meraki People and beyond.
Meet them here:
https://foodcop.eu/ambassadors/
FoodCoP is an Horizon Europe project funded by the EU