EU
The EU's Farm to Fork Strategy
Summary Description
Implements the European Green Deal in the agri-food sector towards becoming a climate-neutral continent by 2050.
Topics
Species
Farmed animals
Jurisdiction
EU
Sub-Jurisdiction
N/A
Type of Act
Policy
Status
In force
Legal Value
N/A
Date Enacted
2020
Date Updated
June, 2023
Official Citation
Communication from the Commission to the European Parliament, the Council, the European Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions, A Farm to Fork Strategy for a Fair, Healthy and Environmentally-Friendly Food System (2020) (EU)
Strengths & Weaknesses
Strengths
- Includes economic measures such as tax incentives to ensure that the price of different foods reflects their real costs in terms of GHG emissions and other environmental externalities.
- Encourages transition to a healthier and more accessible plant-based diet, the improvement of animal welfare levels, and the reversing of biodiversity loss.
- Sets quantitative goals for reduction of use of antibiotics.
- Announces measures for increased transparency to consumers through nutritional, animal welfare, and food sustainability labelling.
- Encourages research, innovation, technology and investments including in alternative proteins.
Weaknesses
- The EU's agriculture policy for the 2021-2027 was not revised in light of the Farm to Fork Strategy, thus hindering the implementation of significant measures for a transition to a sustainable food system, such as the elimination of harmful subsidies.
Related Laws/Policies
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