On, the Commission adopted its communication on ‘A Farm to Fork Strategy for a fair, healthy and environmentally friendly food system‘, accompanied by an action plan that put forward 27 legislative and non-legislative measures over a timespan running from 2020 to 2024 (with a review by mid-2023). A long-awaited and highly anticipated strategy finally unveiled In the end, the idea prevailed that the current environmental and climate emergencies, and a need for a resilient food system evoked by the crisis, do not permit additional delays. This change of plans raised lively debate among stakeholders and policy-makers on whether the strategy should be further delayed or not. Initially planned for the end of March, the launch of the strategy was delayed due to the outbreak of the coronavirus. Many citizens and stakeholders contributed to the Commission’s consultation on a sustainable food strategy in February/March 2020.
On 11 December 2019, the European Commission presented ‘ The European Green Deal‘, a roadmap for sustainability that envisaged a ‘Farm to Fork’ strategy on sustainable food, to address priorities and challenges related to every step in the food chain. Ahead of the desired engagement of institutions, stakeholders and citizens in a broad debate, the strategy is already high on the agri-food community’s agenda. Launched on, the ‘Farm to Fork’ strategy put forward the EU’s ambition for making its food system a model of sustainability at all stages of the food value chain.
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