Sustainable food systems in the Farm to Fork strategy
Embedding the concept of sustainability in the way we produce and consume our foodstuff represents a challenge for the food systems as we know them today. But it also offers opportunities for growth, once it becomes clear how to lead the transition.
Embedding the concept of sustainability in the way we produce and consume our foodstuff represents a challenge for the food systems as we know them today. But it also offers opportunities for growth, once it becomes clear how to lead the transition.
The new von der Leyen Commission wants to ride that wave, charting the way forward towards the climate neutrality objectives by 2050 in its new flagship environmental policy, the European Green Deal.
The first concrete initiatives within this policy framework will be unveiled this spring and one of them in particular, the much-awaited Farm to Fork Strategy (F2F), is expected to pave the way for moving towards a more sustainable food supply chain in Europe.
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