Policy debate: Is Commissioner Hansen's vision the end of the Green Deal?

Following the publication of the conservative EU Commissioner Christophe Hansen's Vision for Agriculture and Food for 2040 in February, some declared the Green Deal and Farm-to-Fork Strategy 'history'. The lack of information about specific targets led many to question what Commissioner Hansen's vision of an "attractive, competitive, resilient, future-oriented and fair agri-food system for current and future generations of farmers and agri-food operators" would be. This was particularly the case for sustainable agriculture in general and organic farming specifically. 

Key topics discussed

• How could the vision affect the agricultural sector and the future of organic farming? 
• Aspects of competitiveness and fair prices in agriculture
• How could administrative simplification work in practice for farmers? 
• Key gaps in the vision relating to sustainable food consumption 
• Intergenerational renewal, innovation and market-based approaches in the context of their future role in sustainable agricultural production in the EU

Guests

• Hansjürg Jäger, lecturer in agrarian policies and markets at Bern University of Applied Sciences (HAFL), hansjuerg.jaeger@bfh.ch 
• Jürn Sanders, chairman of the FiBL management, boardpresident FiBL Europe, juern.sanders@fibl.org

Moderated by: Sabine Reinecke, policy analyst at FiBL, sabine.reinecke@fibl.org

Introduction spoken by: Lauren Dietemann

Produced by: Adrian Krebs and Benny Christ

Further information

European Commissions Media Release for the presentation of the Vision for Agriculture and Food