European Food and Agriculture in a New Paradigm

Can global challenges like climate change be addressed through a farm to fork approach?

Publication: Policy Brief
Citation: Meredith S., Allen B., Kollenda E., Maréchal A., Hart K., Hulot J.F., Frelih Larsen A. and Wunder S. (2021) European food and agriculture in a new paradigm: Can global challenges like climate change be addressed through a farm to fork approach? Think 2030 policy paper by the Institute for European Environmental Policy and the Ecologic Institute.

Meredith S., Allen B., Kollenda E., Maréchal A., Hart K., Hulot J.F., Frelih Larsen A. and Wunder S. (2021) European food and agriculture in a new paradigm: Can global challenges like climate change be addressed through a farm to fork approach? Think 2030 policy paper by the Institute for European Environmental Policy and the Ecologic Institute.

Language: English
Authorship: Dr. Ana Frelih-Larsen

Stephanie Wunder

Stephen Meredith (IEEP)

Ben Allen (IEEP)

Elisa Kollenda (IEEP)

Anne Maréchal (IEEP)

Kaley Hart (IEEP)

Jean-Francois Hulot (IEEP)
Published by: Institute for European Environmental Policy, Brussels (IEEP), Belgium
Year: 2021
Dimension: 34 pp.
Table of contents: Click to show full table of contents

Summary
Transformation of the EU food and agriculture sector
Towards a legal framework for sustainable food systems
Addressing consumption linked to production
Introduction
Context
Will the CAP deliver in the new proposed policy framework?
Box 1: Lessons from the attempted greening of the 2014-2020 CAP
Policy needs to enable a green, climate neutral and resilient future?
Figure 1: Review of actions needed and those taken to transform the EU food and agriculture sector
Strategic planning for production and consumption
Box 2: Example of limited actions addressing consumption
Figure 2: Potential structure of the EU Legal Framework for Sustainable Food Systems including the CAP
Expanding food policy and legislation
Role of fiscal measures for consumption
Greater education around consumption
Box 3: Food poverty patterns in the EU
Investing in new business models
Adressing production linked to consumption
Moving away from direct support and harmful subsidies
Addressing the livestock issue
Box 4: Protein transition pathways and allied measures
Research and innovation to bridge gaps and develop solutions
Keywords: Agriculture

EU

Food

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