The Digital Food Chain Education, Research, Development and Innovation Institute (the Digital Food Institute) had been established in 2020 at the University of Veterinary Medicine in Budapest. The University of Veterinary Medicine is one of the most important places for the training of food safety professionals in Hungary. As the only veterinary higher education institution in Hungary, the University has a key role in keeping veterinary public health and food safety trainings up to date with continuous development.

The legal basis for the establishment of the Digital Food Institute was laid down by the Government Decision No 1470/2019. (VIII. 1.) on the promotion and coordination of the digitalization of the Hungarian agriculture, Hungary’s Digital Agriculture Strategy. The main objective of the Institute is to provide analysis, education, research, development and innovation services in the area of food chain safety for all the stakeholders. The Institute also aims for providing practical support to agri-food business players, develop their digitisation opportunities and provide complex veterinary training based on food chain-based digital technologies.