Sustainable food production, processing, and distribution for urban consumers are centred on the concept of Metropolitan Food Clusters and Agroparks. Wageningen MFC supports entrepreneurs, governments, and citizens in designing and developing these networks and hubs, as well as essential infrastructure. Wageningen MFC also facilitates the co-design of business models and plans, and relevant capacity development.

Our expertise includes:

• Market analysis.
• Development of business model and plans.
• Co-design of cooperation models.
• Strategic planning based on SWOT analysis and scenario planning.
• Spatial planning and landscape design.
• Regional planning including land-dependent agriculture, green energy production, bio-diversity, water management, and recreation.
• Integration of supply chains and technologies to foster industrial symbiosis and a circular economy.
• Plan and implementation of agri-food logistics systems.
• Development of education and training programs.
• Development of research and development programs.
• Process management for planning and implementation.