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European Union's Farm to Fork Strategy – for a fair, healthy and environmentally-friendly food system

The Farm to Fork Strategy (F2F) will enable the transition to a sustainable European Union (EU) food system that safeguards food security and ensures access to healthy diets sourced from a healthy planet. The F2F strategy is special as it is the first time for the EU food policy to have a comprehensive strategy, encompassing all stages of the food system and putting consumers and producers in the center. As EU agriculture currently represents 10.3% of EU Green House Gases (GHG), the F2F Strategy is crucial to deliver the EU Green Deal. European farmers, fishers and aquaculture producers are seen to play a key role in the transition to a more equitable and sustainable food system. For support, there will be new streams of funding and eco-schemes to adopt more sustainable practices, through the Common Agricultural Policy and the Common Fisheries Policy.

The strategy has 27 concrete actions to transform the EU's food system by 2030, including:

  • a reduction by 50% of the use and risk of pesticides
  • a reduction by at least 20% of the use of fertilizers – including animal manure
  • a reduction by 50% in sales of antimicrobials used for farmed animals and aquaculture
  • reaching 25% of agricultural land under organic farming, of which the current level is 8%
  • Having a mandatory harmonized EU Front of Pack Labelling (FOPL) in 2 years, however, the strategy does not endorse a certain model. Moving forward, an impact assessment for FOPL and nutrient profile models will be launched to identify the best model.
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Year: 2020
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Geographical coverage: European Union (European Union)
Content language: English
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Type: Policy brief/paper
Organization: European Commission

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