This event provided a forum for discussion on the challenges and opportunities linked to the transition to sustainable food systems, as well as on possible further areas of intervention.
The conference was hosted by the European Commissioner for Health & Food Safety, Ms. Stella Kyriakides, the European Commissioner for Agriculture, Mr. Janusz Wojciechowski and the European Commissioner for Innovation, Research, Culture, Education and Youth, Ms. Mariya Gabriel. The European Commission Executive Vice-President, Mr. Frans Timmermans opened the Conference with a video message.The Farm to Fork conference 2021 focused on the progress made on the initiatives foreseen in the strategy’s action plan, support the EU efforts to achieve a global transition to sustainable food systems and put emphasis on transition enablers.
The links include the recordings
The 2021 UN Food Systems Summit as a support to the global transition to sustainable food systems
- Martin Frick @15:36:15 reported on the outcome of the UNFSS.
"The UNFSS was a big experiment. The future of multilateral cooperation is depending on the maximum inclusiveness. There was however a low level of trust from the civil society about the UNFSS. There [still] is a trust gap. Indigenous people often complained they are neglected. It was important to relate with the private sector, despite the distrust of the civil society towards the corporate food industry. This was not a summit of negotiations and political agreements, rather on actions. The Glasgow Climate Action will include discussion on the food systems." - Tom Arnold @15:50:00, reported on the report : Everyone at the table: Co-creating knowledge for food systems transformation
"Many countries are at very early stage at creating a more sustainable food systems. The business of learning will be very important: learning from each other. I think the political will is there. But what is equally important: food matter but it is inter connected and farming matters. In March 2022 we will come up with a recommendation on a new science-policy interface"
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