RULESSWASTE
RUral stakehoLder’s Engagement Strategy to boost Sustainable
food Waste mAnagement viSibility and social accepTancE
Empowering rural villages in Asturias to reduce food waste through community engagement, awareness actions, and an innovative blockchain-based management platform.
SMP-FOOD-2024
RULESSWASTE
RUral stakehoLder’s Engagement Strategy to boost Sustainable
food Waste mAnagement viSibility and social accepTancE
Empowering rural villages in Asturias to reduce food waste through community engagement, awareness actions, and an innovative blockchain-based management platform.
SMP-FOOD-2024
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Project
Building Sustainable Food Habits in Rural Areas
Local Action. Community Awareness. Real Impact.
RULESSWASTE works with five rural municipalities in Asturias to identify critical points in the food system, empower local actors, and develop practical interventions that support Harvest Valorization and improve daily habits. Through collaboration and evidence-based actions, the project supports communities in advancing harvest valorization and adopting long-term sustainable practices.
Harvest Valorization Through Community-Driven Solutions
The project promotes behavioural change by raising awareness, improving access to information, and enabling empowered citizens to engage with practical tools. Each intervention is adapted to the realities of rural environments, ensuring solutions that are simple, scalable, and socially accepted.
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Partners
RULESSWASTE is developed by a committed two-member consortium that brings together digital innovation and strong territorial presence. NARIA coordinates the project and leads the technological and methodological components, while CAPSA ensures local impact through its deep connection with rural communities in Asturias
News & Events
Why RULESSWASTE? Understanding Food Waste in Rural Asturias
Why RULESSWASTE? Understanding Food Waste in Rural Asturias Food waste is often framed as an urban issue. Supermarkets, restaurants and households in large cities tend to dominate public debate. However, rural territories face their own specific and sometimes less...
Kick-off Meeting
On 2 September 2025, the kick-off meeting of RULESSWASTE took place. NARIA, CAPSA and representatives from the participating rural municipalities met to present the project, align expectations and agree on the work plan. The session reviewed the main...
Kick-off Meeting
Kick-off meeting of RULESSWASTE with NARIA, CAPSA. We will review objectives, planned actions and next milestones for reducing food waste in the participating municipalities.
Tuesday - September 2, 2025
This project has recieved funding from the European Single Market Programme (SMP-FOOD-2024-FW-STAKEHOLDERS-PJ) under the Grant Agreement: 101216689
Funded by the European Union. Views and opinions expressed are however those of the author(s) only and do not necessarily reflect those of the European Union. Neither the European Union nor the granting authority can be held responsible for them.
