Abstract
Background
The Farm to Fork strategy at the heart of the European Green Deal has the ambition to create an EU food system that provides healthy food to consumers, guarantees a decent living for EU farmers and fishers, and, last but not least, is respectful of the environment.
This ambitious multi-year policy raises the hope to see Europe accelerate its transition to a sustainable food system from an economic, environmental, and social perspective.
Objectives
- To introduce the participant to the Farm to Fork Strategy and the notion of a sustainable food system
- To debate the socio-economic impacts of the Farm to Fork Strategy
- To develop ideas supporting workers in the governance of the Farm to Fork Strategy
Learning outcomes
- Formulate a shared trade union vision and understanding of a sustainable food system
- Identify possible socio-economic impacts (direct and indirect) of the Farm to Fork Strategy on workers across the food chain
- Shaping, influencing and monitoring the policy of the Farm to Fork Strategy
Target public
TU officers and representatives in the agricultural, food and drink and hospitality sector