by Nikolai Pushkarev | Nov 25, 2021 | Farm to Fork, Food, Drink and Agriculture | Analysis & Opinion
Climate change and predatory commercial practices are key threats to young people’s health, well-being and rights. The willingness, or not, to regulate health-harmful food marketing will define whether Europe’s elected representatives are serious about creating safe...
by Nikolai Pushkarev | Oct 20, 2021 | Farm to Fork, Food, Drink and Agriculture | Analysis & Opinion
The role of meat production and consumption features prominently in debates about the future of food. Health is also increasingly central in thinking about food and food systems reform. This discussion paper offers an attempt to explore the most distinctive...
by Nikolai Pushkarev | Oct 1, 2021 | Farm to Fork, Food, Drink and Agriculture | Analysis & Opinion
The ‘vibe’ around food systems is unprecedented. Only last week, the United Nations (UN) dedicated two days during its General Assembly – the place where global leaders meet – to discussing food. The UN Food Systems Summit, and its process, has been decried by many as...
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...
by Nikolai Pushkarev | Apr 30, 2020 | Farm to Fork, Food, Drink and Agriculture | Analysis & Opinion
In two exceptionally lucid reports, EU scientific advisors overturn the ‘business as usual’ approach to European food policy. Published in April by the European Commission’s Scientific Advice Mechanism (SAM), these papers herald a silent revolution...
