by European Public Health Alliance | May 12, 2021 | CAP & Health, Farm to Fork, Food, Drink and Agriculture | Publications
A modelling study commissioned by EPHA, implemented by CIHEAM-IAMM, explored the effects of an agricultural producer subsidy on the availability and accessibility of fruits, vegetables and pulses in France. It concluded that product-based subsidies can make an...
by European Public Health Alliance | Apr 26, 2021 | Farm to Fork
As MEPs prepare their reaction to the EU Farm to Fork Strategy, EPHA joins calls for their endorsement of 10 key priorities in their upcoming report to the European Parliament. With Europe still tackling COVID-19, this is an opportunity to build the foundations of a...
by European Public Health Alliance | Feb 19, 2021 | Antimicrobial Resistance | Latest Developments, Farm to Fork, Food, Drink and Agriculture | Latest Developments
The EU ban on the routine use of antimicrobials in animal production starts applying in January 2022. EPHA joins in asking the Commission about what preparations are being taken to ensure compliance with these rules? 2.12.0.02.12.0.02.12.0.0 DOWNLOAD LETTER 18...
by European Public Health Alliance | Jan 28, 2021 | CAP & Health, Farm to Fork, Food, Drink and Agriculture | Publications
This policy paper, supported by EPHA, puts forward a proposal to mainstream agroecology into the policies governing EU food systems. It uses the FAO ‘10 Elements of Agroecology’ and ‘13 Agroecological Principles’ as a framework to envision how agroecology should be...
by Nikolai Pushkarev | Dec 22, 2020 | Farm to Fork, Food, Drink and Agriculture | Analysis & Opinion
To facilitate a shift towards healthier, more sustainable diets, the EU Farm to Fork strategy points to the creation of a “favourable food environment”. A ‘food environment approach’ recognises that a wide range of contextual factors, which are mostly beyond...
by Nikolai Pushkarev | Nov 16, 2020 | Farm to Fork, Food, Drink and Agriculture | Analysis & Opinion
Governments should renew their narrative and priorities, and start promoting “human, ecological and animal health” as a core focus of sustainable food systems. This is the central theme of a recently published guide to government action by the Global Alliance for the...
