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| Category | Text Publication |
| Reference Category | Reports |
| URL | https://eeac.eu/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/Towards-a-sustainable-food-system-_-An-EEAC-Network-Position-Paper-PV.pdf |
| Title (Primary) | Towards a sustainable food system: a position paper on the framework law; October 2022 |
| Author | Queralt Bassa, A.; Verheeke, J.; Poppe, K.; de Vries-Herschberg, M.; Halkier, B.; Furman, E.; Janetschek, H.; Paetow, H.; Siegmeier, J.; Krüger, J.-A.; Settele, J.; Sipos, K.; Quick, K.; Rota Claret, M.; Viladrich, M.; Garvey, N.; O'Brien, P.; Reckinger, R.; Chambard, S.; Blatt Bendtsen, U.; van Gils, W. |
| Year | 2022 |
| Department | NSF |
| Page To | 35 |
| Language | englisch |
| Topic | T5 Future Landscapes |
| Abstract | European society and its food system are facing a triple challenge: 1) guaranteeing a healthy diet for all, 2) mitigating and adapting to climate change, as well as 3) protecting and restoring habitats for their biodiversity and ecosystems services. Although the European food system is robust, it does not deliver sustainable diets, defined by FAO as those with low environmental impacts which contribute to food and nutrition security and to a healthy life for present and future generations. To tackle the triple challenge in a complex network like the food system, a system approach is needed. At present, there is too much focus on the actors where the problems are observed, but as consumers and farmers are in a dependent position and not able to transform the food system, rethinking the roles of all the actors has to be addressed. Therefore, a Framework Law on Sustainable Food Systems, as proposed in the EU’s Farm-to-Fork Strategy, is required. This could make the system more resilient. A just transition towards sustainable diets is key. To the extent that healthy diets are not affordable for consumers or a sustainable food policy would result in higher prices for food, compensation should be given by changes in income taxes, minimum wages or social security. Similarly, environmental regulations in the food industry and agriculture should not be shunned for the income effects, which could be compensated by direct support for farms with low incomes and payments for public services. This calls for coherence between the EU’s sustainable food system policy in the Common Market and (social and fiscal) policies in the Member States. |
| Persistent UFZ Identifier | https://www.ufz.de/index.php?en=20939&ufzPublicationIdentifier=26804 |
| Queralt Bassa, A., Verheeke, J., Poppe, K., de Vries-Herschberg, M., Halkier, B., Furman, E., Janetschek, H., Paetow, H., Siegmeier, J., Krüger, J.-A., Settele, J., Sipos, K., Quick, K., Rota Claret, M., Viladrich, M., Garvey, N., O'Brien, P., Reckinger, R., Chambard, S., Blatt Bendtsen, U., van Gils, W. (2022): Towards a sustainable food system: a position paper on the framework law; October 2022 EEAC Network Foundation, The Hague, 35 pp. |
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