In 2020, as an integral a part of the European Inexperienced Deal, the EU offered its Farm to Fork Technique, geared toward making Europe’s meals programs extra resilient, more healthy and extra sustainable. The Farm to Fork technique was the primary to combine all elements of the meals chain (agricultural, ecological, and dietary) right into a unified method to meals programs, shifting past conventional farm coverage.
Scientific proof underlines the pressing and exacerbated want for extra sustainable and more healthy meals programs. This is because of components associated to the local weather disaster, similar to soil degradation and a decline in biodiversity, in addition to different components similar to elevated weight problems ranges in lots of nations.
Many stakeholders argue that the transition to sustainable meals programs must be achieved in a fashion that respects and preserves Europe’s pure sources. Farmers play a key position on this transition. Current protests all through the EU highlighted that the upcoming mandate shall be essential in delivering the required help and funding farmers’ wants for this transition.
Be part of this Euractiv Hybrid Convention to debate the way in which ahead to extra resilient and sustainable meals programs within the EU. Inquiries to be mentioned embrace:
– What are the primary monetary challenges at the moment confronted by farmers within the transition in the direction of sustainable meals programs?
– How can EU coverage frameworks be tailored to offer extra versatile and monetary assist to farmers transitioning to sustainable practices?
– How can we create beneficial market circumstances that defend pure sources whereas transitioning to sustainable meals programs?