IPES-Food and ECDPM explore how the EU can use its trade policies and agreements to foster more sustainable food systems worldwide.
REPORT | The Added Value(s) of Agroecology: Unlocking the potential for transition in West Africa
COVID-19 and the Crisis in Food Systems
Q&A with Hans Herren - "People and nature ahead of profits for a small few”
"Agroecology tied to SDGs and the Paris Agreement? That's a virtuous circle!"
On 10 June, a new report on investments in agroecology is set for release. So we spoke to Melissa Leach, director of IDS and a member of IPES-Food’s expert panel.
This report argues for a Common Food Policy for the European Union: 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.
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To get to sustainable food systems, we need sustainable tarde. Trade itself is not the problem, but when we put it above everything else, we compromise society's long-term interests, and undermine our chances of meeting the Sustainable Development Goals.
The International Panel of Experts on Sustainable Food Systems (IPES-Food) brings together a diversity of expert voices to shape policy debates on how to reform food systems around the world.
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