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Nov 05 2019
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Food Policies in the European Union (Lisbon)

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About the Event

Recent reforms of the Common Agricultural Policy may lead to progress in the building of sustainable food systems in Europe, but other actors are also driving this progress. Initiatives lead by civil society, non-governmental, local and private organisations are coordinating action on the ground and responding to increased demands for more sustainable food, reduced food waste, and local and fair production that respects both the environment and animal wellbeing.

Europe urgently needs food policies that reflect these demands. This conference will bring together key actors in the transition to a fair and sustainable food and agriculture system to discuss the way forward.

Speakers:

  • Maria José Ilhéu (Alimentar Cidades Sustentáveis)
  • Alexandra Azevedo (Quercus)
  • Cecília Delgado (Alimentar, Cidades Sustentáveis, CICS.NOVA – NOVA FCSH)
  • André Antunes (Chão Rico)
  • Denis Hickel (Quinta do Alecrim)

Programme

14.00 – Welcome tea and registration

14.20 – Introduction of the program and participants

14.50 – The Common Agricultural Policy: origins, limits and current challenges

Discussion and video presentation followed by discussion in groups

Presentation of the results

16.00 – Local responses to the challenges of sustainable food

Local solutions and products

16.30 – Innovation and challenges of food systems: examples from international experiences

Discussion and video presentation followed by discussion in groups

Presentation of the results

17.40 – 18.00 – “Wrap-up” and conclusions

Registration

Attendance to this event is free, please register your place via the form found here.

Please find the Facebook event page (in Portuguese) for this event here.

The language of this conference will be Portuguese.

 

Aug 06 2019
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Towards a Local Healthy Food Distribution System (Brno)

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Event Background

This roundtable discussion will be held as part of the GEF transnational project Fair and Healthy Food, which aims to bring together different actors within the food system to find alternative solutions and support positive changes to the Common Agricultural Policy of the European Union.

About the Event

The participants of this roundtable discussion will include important stakeholders in local food distribution systems, including local farmers, sellers, NGOs, politicians and community representatives.

The discussion will focus on how to promote the emergence of a sustainable system of production and distribution of healthy and organic local food in the southern Czech region of Moravia.

The experience of local farmers and producers and the barriers they face will be presented in the form of the results of a survey that GEF together with Institute for Active Citizenship has been conducting among them in Czech Republic throughout the past months. Furthermore, the roundtable will explore positive examples of food policies and systems elsewhere in Europe, such as in Ghent.

The outcomes of the debate will include a summary of recommendations for city authorities and politicians on how best to promote fair and healthy food in the Moravia region.

Programme

15:30 – 15:50 Introduction of event and participants

15:50 – 16:10 Results of the local farmer survey presented

16:10 – 16:40 Discussion on the barriers farmers face

16:40 – 16:50 Introduction to discussion on how cities can promote healthy local food

16:50 – 17:20 Discussion on recommendations for city authorities and politicians

17:20 – 17:30 Summary and closing remarks

The roundtable will be chaired by Martin Ander, Director of Institute for Active Citizenship.

The participation in this event is upon invitation only.