NextFood is a brand that focuses on driving the transition to more sustainable and competitive agrifood and forestry systems development. They aim to achieve this by designing and implementing education and training systems that prepare professionals with the necessary competencies to push for a green shift in our rapidly changing society. NextFood challenges the traditional linear view of knowledge transfer and supports a more learner-centric, participatory, action-based, and action-oriented approach to education and learning in agrifood and forestry systems.

They have conducted pioneering case studies across Europe, Asia, and Africa, where farmers work together with researchers, students, and other stakeholders to solve real sustainability challenges while developing both technical skills and collaborative competencies. NextFood ensures quality in research and education through a peer-review system for evaluating practice-oriented research outputs and by developing an international accreditation framework for education and training in fields relevant to sustainable agrifood and forestry systems. Through their innovative action research process, NextFood aims to foster better collaboration between universities and society, encourage innovation in the agrifood and forestry sector, and create a progressive community ready to tackle the complex sustainability challenges of the 21st century