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Wie kann die „Farm to Fork”‐Strategie der EU ihre Bio‐Versprechen einlösen? Einige kritische Überlegungen
Author(s) -
Moschitz Heidrun,
Muller Adrian,
Kretzschmar Ursula,
Haller Lisa,
Porras Miguel,
Pfeifer Catherine,
Oehen Bernadette,
Willer Helga,
Stolz Hanna
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
eurochoices
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.487
H-Index - 15
eISSN - 1746-692X
pISSN - 1478-0917
DOI - 10.1111/1746-692x.12294
Subject(s) - fork (system call) , business , leverage (statistics) , sustainability , agriculture , flexibility (engineering) , marketing , production (economics) , organic farming , sustainable agriculture , industrial organization , economics , management , machine learning , computer science , ecology , macroeconomics , biology , operating system
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.