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Project Timeline
2018:
Our first focus groups were conducted with people from 5 European countries: France, Germany, Poland, Spain and UK. Trust towards specific actors along the food chain was researched: farmers, public authorities, retailers, manufacturers.
2019:
Focus groups were extended to 9 countries. The research team focused on the meaning of trust and ranked the trust towards specific entities in all countries (farmers, public authorities, retailers, manufacturers).
2020:
Citizen Participation Forum involving 178 participants from 13 European countries. See main findings in the report.