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EU and Sustainability: Food to Fork Initiative

Food to Fork Initiative

Due to climate change, food security and the accessibility of healthy foods has been one of European Union's initiatives with the Green Deal. The Farm to Fork strategy aims to solve these issues by aiming to make food systems fair, healthy and environmentally friendly. It also aims to accelerate our transition to a sustainable food system that should:

  • have a neutral or positive environmental impact
  • help to mitigate climate change and adapt to its impacts
  • reverse the loss of biodiversity
  • ensure food security, nutrition and public health, making sure that everyone has access to sufficient, safe, nutritious, sustainable food
  • preserve affordability of food while generating fairer economic returns, fostering competitiveness of the EU supply sector and promoting fair trade

Resources

Farm to Fork strategy - The official website of the European Commission's Farm to Fork (F2F) Strategy. The F2F Strategy is a key component of the European Green Deal, which is the EU's roadmap for a sustainable and climate-neutral future.

EU’s Farm to Fork Strategy: What’s the future of Europe’s ambition to transform food and land use, at home and beyond? - A summary of a workshop co-hosted by the European Economic and Social Committee (EESC) and the Sustainable Development Solutions Network (SDSN) Europe. The workshop aimed to bring together a wide range of stakeholders, including policymakers, experts, farmers, civil society, and business representatives, to discuss the opportunities and challenges of the F2F Strategy and to identify ways to make it more effective and inclusive.

Glossary

Organic Farming: agricultural system that uses ecologically based pest controls and biological fertilizers derived largely from animal and plant wastes and nitrogen-fixing crops.

Organic Aquaculture: method for fish farming and other marine species in line with organic principles