TRANSFORMING FOOD & FARMING - WORKING TOGETHER TOWARDS THE VISION MAKING IT HAPPEN

FOR FAIR, ENVIRONMENTALLY CONSCIOUS, HEALTHY AND CARING AN ORGANIC ROADMAP TO SUSTAINABLE FOOD AND FARMING SYSTEMS ACROSS EUROPE FOOD AND FARMING SYSTEMS IN EUROPE

VISION 2030

WHO CAN DO WHAT FOOD & FARMING ACTORS POLICY-MAKERS

Helps to ensure that the rules and economic Engage and create links with actors Reform the CAP to ensure that environ- value of organic production stimulate beyond the organic sector mental and socio-economic outcomes ORGANIC IMPROVE conversion delivered by farmers are fully incentivised FAIR PLAY Build sustainable value chains to and rewarded ON EVERY ORGANIC INSPIRE FAIR PAY Promotes the availability of inputs adapted to ensure economic viability and avoid TABLE DELIVER ON EVERY organic systems and fi ghts against inputs that dependence on subsidies Use green procurement to stimulate threaten organic production sustainable diets in public canteens and TABLE Improve communication about the private sector mass catering Builds bridges with farming communities and benefi ts of organic production for like-minded organisations to develop strategic society and the environment Prioritise access to land for new organic cooperation and transitioning farmers

Food is central to human life. It nourishes us, underpinned by legislation, will help Europe supports our communities and is a corner- to attain its strategic objectives for agricul- stone of our culture. Yet the way we produce ture: viable food production, sustainable Improve how we grow and process Increase research funding and support Demonstrates the solutions and and consume food can cause many problems management of natural resources, climate food development of formal education and farming can provide to the challenges facing threatening the health of our farms, people action, balanced rural development, sustai- advisory systems with an organic focus our food systems and the planet. nable consumption and the pursuit of Promote sustainable diets and the But there is good news. The last few years research and innovation. Moreover, as part of IMPROVE Advocates for key issues at the intersection consumption of healthy food Develop and implement organic have seen a major shift, with the need for a global Organic 3.0 process, the European action plans between environmental and agricultural good food and farming increasingly taking organic movement is committed to enabling INSPIRE Engage in knowledge generation policies, such as climate change and centre stage and a fi rm position on the agen- the uptake of truly sustainable food and farm- and sharing Ensure coherence between policies DELIVER conservation das of the media, public institutions, and of ing systems, and of markets based on organic related to food, farming, health, businesses and citizens. However, the chal- and agroecological principles. Helps to increase the EU funding dedicated education and the environment lenge remains how to transform our food and This roadmap is the result of extensive discus- to organic research, and showcasing systems. sions led by IFOAM EU in its collective vision innovation As part of the agroecological family, organic development process. Those exchanges have plays an important role in the changes we shown that only through the joint eff orts of want to see. It already provides a proven path everyone with a stake in the food system will it be possible to achieve our vision. This publi- Advocates for true cost accounting and Inform citizens about the true cost of Develop a unifi ed framework of indica- to achieving the Goals related to , nutrition, health, cation is an invitation to us all to start – or con- value pricing food, its origin and how it is produced tors for true cost accounting and value climate change and responsible production tinue! – actively shaping the agri-food systems pricing, which helps reward practices and consumption. Organic food and farming, that we want to see in Europe and beyond. Increases the credibility, fairness and Develop or adopt new tools to create that deliver public benefi ts transparency of the organic food chain transparency from farm to fork and FAIR PLAY by supporting the development of new enhance dialogue between all value Develop comprehensive production FAIR PAY certifi cation and inspection tools chain actors and market information systems, and encourage exchanges of price and Builds the capacity of organic associations; Develop and adopt a code of conduct production data ORGANIC AND AGROECOLOGICAL FARMING: enhances dialogue between actors in the for fair pricing and fair relationships for WORKING TO TRANSFORM OUR FOOD SYSTEMS value chain value chain actors Promote cooperation between value chain actors and support (local) approaches to rural empowerment Agroecology and organic farming should be considered in their synergies and co-evolution. Organic and agroecological farmers are working to change and improve agricultural systems in the name of greater , while using similar approaches. These range from minimising external inputs and favouring NEED INSPIRATION? HAVE AN INITIATIVE? diverse crops and/or animals, to a reliance on biological processes to build soil fertility and control pests and diseases. Both favour more direct links with their VISIT EUORGANIC2030.BIO customers and are ambitious to probe, improve and develop their practices. Certifi cation is a specifi c feature of organic agriculture that supports the fi nan- cial viability of organic farms and companies, provides guarantees to citizens, and encourages designing better systems based on organic and agroecological IFOAM EU, 2017 Editors: Eduardo Cuoco & Yulia Barabanova principles. In much of Europe, farms and activities identifi ed as agroecological [email protected] Production Support: Eva Berckmans, Triin Viilvere are almost invariably certifi ed as organic too. This publication is co-fi nanced by the European Union, under the Executive Agency & Magdalena Wawrzonkowska for Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (EASME). The sole responsibility for this com- www.ifoam-eu.org Proofreading: Alastair Penny / www.pennyweb.eu munication lies with IFOAM EU. The EASME is not responsible for any use that may be Layout: Ecoprint Ltd / www.ecoprint.ee made of the information provided. +32 (0)2 280 68 44

MAKING OUR VISION FOR ORGANIC BY 2030 HAPPEN ORGANIC ON EVERY TABLE IMPROVE – INSPIRE – DELIVER FAIR PLAY – FAIR PAY 3 0 3 0 0 2 0 2 N 2 0 3 0 N N I O O S I The environmental, O I S I V A paradigm shift I S social and public Policy makers & V Farmers and I citizens widely in knowledge, Organic health costs and V Organic and Organic food & workers are paid recognise the Citizens education and contributes to New business benefits of farming agroecological farming systems are fairly: value and contributions of continue to learning reconnects delivering healthy are reflected in practices are resilient, continuously power are equally models and organic and choose organic society with food & & sustainable communications payments to farmers employed on more improve their distributed across promote it food and have farming diets foster trust and in the cost than half of EU performance & the system easy access of food farmlands inspire change between all to it actors

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Engage and create links with actors Reform the CAP to ensure that Improve how we grow and process Increase research funding and support Inform citizens about the true cost of Develop a unified framework of indicators beyond the organic sector environmental and socio-economic food development of formal education and food, its origin and how it is produced for true cost accounting and value pricing, outcomes delivered by farmers are fully advisory systems with an organic focus which helps reward practices that deliver Build sustainable value chains to incentivised and rewarded Promote sustainable diets and the Develop or adopt new tools to create public benefits ensure economic viability and avoid consumption of healthy food Develop and implement organic transparency from farm to fork and dependence on subsidies Use green procurement to stimulate action plans enhance dialogue between all value Develop comprehensive production and sustainable diets in public canteens and Engage in knowledge generation and chain actors market information systems, and encourage Improve communication about the private sector mass catering sharing Ensure coherence between policies exchanges of price and production data benefits of organic production for related to food, farming, health, Develop and adopt a code of conduct society and the environment Prioritise access to land for new organic education and the environment for fair pricing and fair relationships Promote cooperation between value chain and transitioning farmers for value chain actors actors and support (local) approaches to rural empowerment

To transform food and farming successfully, value chain need to invest to increase the pro- Organic farming and production work farming actors need to get actively involved in It is a good time to be organic. Never before transparency about the origin, true value and high quality food must become more widely duction capacity, to support conversions and with nature to achieve the best possible research and innovation projects, and to share has the market been as big, nor has it grown production methods of food we buy. available. This can be achieved by increasing raise the profitability of organic, and to reduce results for people, animals and the planet. their knowledge across the value chain and all as rapidly. But while the sector begins to Policymakers also play an important part production, while also raising the level of the dependence on subsidies. A systems perspective and a spirit of conti- around Europe. expand beyond the niche market, the supply in maintaining balance in the value chains. recognition among consumers and policy- Policymakers also play a key role. A lot can nuous improvement are inherent parts of the To close the knowledge gap that exists chain actors must retain their organic spirit Accommodating the costs and benefits of makers of the economic, environmental and and should play a role in finding solutions be achieved with appropriate incentives and organic model, making it a key driver of trans- between organic and conventional food pro- food production is complicated. It can be social benefits provided by organic produc- for fairer and more transparent food systems. coherent policies to support the ecological formation. To inspire further change in our food duction, policymakers need to provide more done in various ways, such as taxes on pes- tion. They should do so in cooperation with entre- and social services that farmers provide. One and farming systems, organic producers need funding for organic research and innovation. ticides and fertilisers, or rewards for benefi- to continue reducing the use of resources at all preneurs and economic actors outside the To make this happen, the organic sector needs example would be to change the focus of Such research should be based on partici- cial environmental practices. Europe needs to levels, while increasing productivity, sphere of food and farming. For food systems to reach out to food and farming actors work- the CAP to ensure fundamental support for patory, system-oriented approaches. There develop and adopt a basic set of key indicators and reusing inputs, improving animal health to be transparent and fair, all actors need to ing both within and beyond organic. Engag- farmers whose approaches inherently work is also a need to develop formal education showing the impacts on soil quality, water use, ing with conventional farmers, community towards the socioeconomic and environ- and welfare, and avoiding waste. As pro- work together to ensure that value and power waste production, energy and suchlike. A con- and advisory systems with an organic focus, leaders, citizens’ initiatives, companies and mental sustainability of their farms and their cessed food plays an ever bigger role in our are fairly distributed among all the operators ducive environment for sustainable food and to ensure the spread of practical knowledge NGOs dealing with sustainability, as well as regions. Moreover, through the choices made lifestyles, organic actors also need to improve in the system, and that the costs and bene- farming also depends on the availability of and skills. with schools, chefs and health advocates, will in the canteens of schools and hospitals, and the quality of such foods, using healthier re- fits of food production are accounted for. In information on production and market trends, ensure the recognition and support needed in in the catering for offices and restaurants, cipes and adopting minimal processing tech- Policymakers need to develop and imple- the organic sector, a continuous dialogue as this helps inform future investments. Policy- order to put organic food on every table. Cre- public bodies and the private sector alike niques. By promoting greater consumption of ment organic action plans that enable organic between producers, traders, certifiers and makers must create incentives to encourage ating links with these actors requires improve- also play a vital role in shaping how we eat. plant proteins and fewer, better quality ani- actors to improve and innovate, and inspire distributors would benefit the whole chain. operators to exchange price and produc- ments in the way we communicate, and the Finally, access to land is critical for the deve- mal products, the organic sector will contri- others to follow suit. Finally, the thorough There is a need for business models and sup- tion data. At the same time, promoting local use of diverse channels to tell the story of the lopment of sustainable farming. We need bute to healthier diets with a smaller car- transformation of our food and farming sys- ply chains that generate more added value approaches, such as community-supported benefits of organic food for society and eco- policies that address the phenomenon of bon footprint. There is a direct link between tems can only happen if there is complete for the primary producers, and which connect agriculture, bio-districts and city food net- systems. land grabbing, limit land concentration, foster improved performance in organic systems coherence between all policies related to citizens with producers – both physically and works, will encourage rural revival and build virtually. The organic sector should also capi- The success of organic food and farming also generational renewal and support new and increased know-how for organic food food and farming, health, education and the trust in the food systems. talise on technological developments, such depends on their economic viability. This farmers. production. Therefore, organic food and environment. as the Internet of things or block-chain tech- means that farmers, companies and the whole nology, which promise to greatly enhance To support start-ups Liivimaa and farms in the organic Food for Life works with sector, Demeter Academy and public and private sector leaders Lihaveis created a EXAMP A support EXAMP to make good food the easy choice EXAMP government-certified quality Y LE partners offer young farmers and Y LE An evidence-based Y LE B programme for entrepreneurs knowledge, a biody- B for everyone, whoever and wherever B An organic scheme that unites organic beef G G programme that they are. The programme takes a whole G grass-fed beef N young people to N N I namic network, free space, feedback I impacts on health and I farmers in Estonia. The scheme

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