Sustainable food system

Author: Dr. Jurgen TACK, Secretary-General, ELO As representative of Europe’s private landowners and professional farming families, I welcome the Commission’s renewed attention to agriculture’s future. COM(2025) 75 rightly recognises farmin...

Author: Kyia KANANI, Policy Assistant, ELO Denmark last year introduced the first agricultural emission tax in Europe, a compelling benchmark in Europe’s green transition. Against this backdrop, and ahead of the Denmark rotating Presidency of t...

Author: Dagmar Dolejsi, Project Officer, ELO The transport sector accounts for about 25% of global energy-related CO₂ emissions. To address this, the EU aims to cut transport emissions by 90% by 2050 compared to 1990. Yet, as of 2021, 93% of ro...

Following the kick-off meeting of the “Strategic Dialogue on the future of Agriculture”, this article is summarising the paper offering an initial consideration over the “starting point” with regards to the transition towards a more sustaina...

Under the direction of Sébastien ABIS and the coordination of Anaïs MARIE On sale at iris-france.org and on CAIRN. Published on 20 February 2025. As we enter a new quarter century, the range of possibilities between now ...

After several turbulent years, farmers and land managers have had to adapt to new CAP rules and make adjustments along the way. Now, they are being called to look ahead and shape the future of the Agriculture and Food sectors. A new Vision for Agric...

The European agri-food chain is characterized by its strong interlinkages amongst all partners in the chain, its complexity, its resilience in a continued period of uncertainties, and its common goal to continue striving for a high level of food saf...

The European Landowners’ Organization (ELO) welcomes the publication of the public consultation on the Sustainable Food System legislative framework. It is important for landowners, farmers, producers and consumers alike to have a sustainable food...