About
About CIRCULANDIA
Driving the Circular Food Transition
CIRCULANDIA brings together cities, regions, businesses, researchers and civil-societyorganisations to demonstrate how circular food systems can support climate neutrality, biodiversity, resource efficiency and regional resilience.
By connecting regenerative agriculture, circular nutrient management, local food systems and reusable packaging, the project creates practical solutions that help transform the way food is produced, distributed, consumed and reused across Europe.
A Systemic Approach to Change
Rather than addressing food-system challenges separately, CIRCULANDIA takes a systemic and holistic approach. The project brings together actors from across value chains to create stronger connections between urban and rural areas, producers and consumers, public authorities and businesses.
Through real-life demonstrations and replication activities, the project develops solutions that can be adopted by other regions and adapted to local circumstances.
Demonstration activities take place in Helsinki-Uusimaa, Freiburg and Manacor, while
replication and multiplier regions help transfer knowledge and accelerate adoption
throughout Europe.
Project at a glance
Focus Areas:
- Regenerative Agriculture
- Circular Nutrients
- Local Food Systems
- Reusable Packaging
Approach:
- Demonstrate
- Evaluate
- Replicate
- Scale
Demonstrator Regions:
- Helsinki-Uusimaa (Finland)
- Freiburg (Germany)
- Manacor (Spain)
Expected Legacy:
- Circular ecosystem playbooks
- Replication frameworks
- New business opportunities
- Policy recommendations
- Practical tools for cities and regions
Seven interconnected work packages drive CIRCULANDIA’s activities
The CIRCULANDIA project is structured around seven interconnected work packages that translate the project’s vision into practical actions. Through collaboration between cities, regions, researchers, businesses, and civil society organisations, the work packages will develop and test circular solutions, engage stakeholders, assess impacts, and support the replication of successful approaches across Europe.
Steering the project
WP1 – Management & Coordination
WP1 provides the governance structure that enables all project activities to succeed.
Expected Impact
Efficient project delivery, strong collaboration and high-quality implementation.
Key outputs
Visibility, Adoption, Building the Ecosystem & Sharing Impact
Work Package 2
Communication, Dissemination & Exploitation
WP2 ensures that project knowledge, tools and solutions reach the audiences that can benefit from them.
Expected Impact
Higher visibility, stronger stakeholder engagement and wider adoption of project outcomes.
Key outputs
Work Package 6
Synergies, Clustering & Replication
WP6 ensures that successful solutions developed within CIRCULANDIA create value beyond the project consortium through stakeholder engagement, peer learning and structured replication activities.
Expected Impact
Accelerated replication of circular food-system solutions and stronger European collaboration.
Key outputs
Work Package 7
Impact Assessment
WP7 evaluates environmental, social and economic impacts and provides the evidence base needed for future scaling and investment decisions.
Expected Impact
Robust evidence for scaling circular food-system solutions.
Key outputs
Technical Work
Work Package 3
Regenerative Farming & Circular Nutrients
Food-system transformation starts in the soil. WP3 demonstrates how regenerative agriculture can improve soil health, strengthen biodiversity, increase climate resilience and support long-term agricultural productivity. A central ambition is to reconnect urban and rural resource flows through circular nutrient solutions.
Expected Impact
Healthier soils, improved nutrient efficiency, stronger biodiversity outcomes and scalable regenerative-farming practices.
Key outputs
Work Package 4
Local Food Systems
WP4 strengthens regional food resilience by creating stronger connections between producers, consumers, municipalities and businesses through food hubs, procurement innovation and urban food-production initiatives.
Expected Impact
Stronger regional food networks, increased food-system resilience and greater opportunities for local producers.
Key outputs
Work Package 5
Reusable Packaging Systems
WP5 develops and demonstrates reusable packaging solutions that replace single-use alternatives with practical, attractive and scalable systems.
Expected Impact
Reduced packaging waste, lower emissions and broader adoption of reusable systems.
Key outputs