CAN Europe has written to Ministers ahead of the Agriculture and Fisheries Council (AGRIFISH) on 30 March to take stock one year after the release of the Vision for Agriculture and Food. At a critical moment for EU agricultural and climate policy, CAN Europe urges ministers you to ensure that European farming is equipped to meet the challenges it is confronted with. The response to that reality is not to avoid action, but to design and fund a transition that protects livelihoods, secures incomes, and builds a resilient and sustainable sector for the future. It furthermore needs to contribute its fair share in line with the EU’s own commitments and the scientific evidence. As the European Scientific Advisory Board on Climate Change (ESABCC) has highlighted in its recent report, “many solutions, such as practices that increase soil carbon, dietary shifts, food waste reductions, agroforestry and agrivoltaics, can deliver benefits for both climate adaptation and mitigation, as well as broader environmental and socio-economic goals.”
Letter to Ministers ahead of Agriculture and Fisheries Council
