Moschitz, Heidrun; Müller, Adrian; Kretschmar, Ursula; Haller, Lisa; de Porras Acuna, Miguel Angel; Pfeifer, Catherine; Oehen, Bernadette; Willer, Helga and Stolz, Hanna (2021) How can the EU Farm to Fork strategy deliver on its organic promises? Some critical reflections. EuroChoices, 20 (1), pp. 30-36.
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Summary
The European Commission's Farm to Fork (F2F) Strategy sets ambitious targets to transform the whole food system towards greater sustainability, but we are critical about its strong focus on technical innovations while neglecting the social and structural aspects in transforming food systems. Also, the target of 25 per cent of EU's agricultural land under organic production by 2030 can only be reached if policy measures go beyond production to include processing and retail, and develop the demand side; otherwise, we could witness collapsing markets with strongly decreasing farm prices. An Organic Action Plan needs to include flexibility for implementation, accounting for the respective national situations; and specific objectives for each farming sector should be formulated. The strategy's call for a ‘shift to healthy, sustainable diets’ needs a comprehensive approach, involving all relevant stakeholders, such as processors, retailers and consumers to identify the most suitable leverage points and support changes in consumption patterns and habits. The Member States need to equip their AKIS accordingly and educate advisors, researchers, knowledge brokers and others for the required change in attitudes and practice. With a view to the necessary comprehensive transformation, the AKIS should be extended to a Food and Agricultural Knowledge and Innovation System.
EPrint Type: | Journal paper |
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Keywords: | Farm to Fork Strategy, Policy, European Union, Discussion Paper, Abacus, FiBL35902, FiBL60073, FiBL3516108 |
Agrovoc keywords: | Language Value URI English food systems http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_bea5db85 English policies http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_6062 English European Union http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_34779 English strategies http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_330991 |
Subjects: | Food systems > Policy environments and social economy |
Research affiliation: | Switzerland > FiBL - Research Institute of Organic Agriculture Switzerland > Society > Agri-food policy |
ISSN: | 1478-0917 |
DOI: | 10.1111/1746-692X.12294 |
Deposited By: | Forschungsinstitut für biologischen Landbau, FiBL |
ID Code: | 39595 |
Deposited On: | 19 Mar 2021 10:34 |
Last Modified: | 01 Feb 2023 08:03 |
Document Language: | English |
Status: | Published |
Refereed: | Peer-reviewed and accepted |
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