TRADEIT has been specifically designed to address the key technological needs of the traditional Dairy, Meat & Bakery producing SMEs. Technology transfer activities will be driven by both an SME technology pull and a push from sector specific technology experts out to the TRADEIT Network.

This technology pull will be facilitated by an extensive “Needs and Barriers Analysis” which will determine technology needs, business issues and the barriers to solution implementation at a local level. Whilst much research has been done on the needs and barriers to technology transfer, however there is little information on issues specifically encountered on a regional and sub-sector level, by small and micro scale SMEs engaged in Traditional Food Production.

The TRADEIT project is currently addressing this knowledge gap through a structured workshop forum.  The first step is wide scale roll out of an electronic needs and barriers analysis survey (click here to complete the survey) a series of workshops will also take place (register here for events at your regional Hub).

Establishing the technological needs of the TFP SMEs will ensure that the appropriate technologies are selected to showcase at the various TRADEIT events. 

These technologies will lead to improvements in capacity, efficiency, compliance, product quality and product innovation enabling traditional food producing SMEs to expand into previously untapped European markets, increasing market share and revenues.

Technologies will be profiled on the TRADEIT electronic marketplace and showcased at future TRADEIT technology transfer events such as the brokerage events and SME Missions that will take place over the next 3 years – all of which will be promoted via the Newsletter and the TRADEIT website.