TOWARDS A COMMON FOOD POLICY FOR THE EUROPEAN UNION

The Policy reform and Realignment that is required to build sustainable food systems in Europe

A report adopted by the IPES-Food panel: February 2019

This report makes the case for a Common Food Policy for the European Union. It maps out a single, time-bound vision for reforming European food systems under the umbrella of a Common Food Policy: a policy setting a direction of travel for the whole food system, bringing together the various sectoral policies that affect food production, processing, distribution, and consumption, and refocusing all actions on the transition to sustainability.

The contents cover the following subject areas

• SUSTAINABILITY CHALLENGES
• WHY IS A NEW GOVERNANCE FRAMEWORK REQUIRED TO ADDRESS THE CHALLENGES IN FOOD SYSTEMS? 
• GOVERNANCE REFORMS: THE FIRST BUILDING BLOCK OF A COMMON FOOD POLICY 
• SEEDS OF EXISTING POLICY INTEGRATION IN THE CAP AND BEYOND
• A NEW GOVERNANCE ARCHITECTURE FOR SUSTAINABLE FOOD SYSTEMS
• THE FIVE OBJECTIVES OF A COMMON FOOD POLICY
• ENSURING ACCESS TO LAND, WATER AND HEALTHY SOILS 
• REBUILDING CLIMATE-RESILIENT, HEALTHY AGRO-ECOSYSTEMS
• TOWARDS A COMMON FOOD POLICY FOR THE EUROPEAN UNION
• PROMOTING SUFFICIENT, HEALTHY AND SUSTAINABLE DIETS FOR ALL
• BUILDING FAIRER, SHORTER, AND CLEANER SUPPLY CHAINS
• PUTTING TRADE IN THE SERVICE OF SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT
• CONCLUSIONS 

Lead author: Olivier De Schutter
Research and editorial leads: Nick Jacobs, Chantal Clément, Francesco Ajena

http://www.ipes-food.org/pages/CommonFoodPolicy