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Today, agri stakeholders & 🇪🇺 representatives are discussing the future of food & farming #AgriOutlook

But given the last attacks on green farming reforms, the @EU_Commission’s event might recommend sticking plasters rather than look at long-term solutions for #foodsecurity

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Agribusiness & right-wing political allies are using the war in Ukraine as a pretext to water down #EUFarm2Fork

They claim global #foodsecurity is under threat & we need to ↗️ food production. How? With more synthetic #pesticides & #fertilisers of course!

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There's no EU #foodproduction issue!

Global production of grains & wheat, leading 🇺🇦🇷🇺 food exports, is high & there's no global food supply shortage

The industry's narrative is just a smokescreen to maintain industrial agriculture 🏭

& policy-makers are buying it

(c) FAO👇 Image
Ex 1⃣

Synthetic fertilisers are made from #FossilFuels.

When we should work to ↘️farming's dependency on fossil fuels, @EU_Commission offers
⛽️undisrupted access to #NaturalGas for producers 💰money for farmers to buy fertilisers

Big winner: INDUSTRY👇
grain.org/en/article/690…
Ex 2⃣

The #PesticideRegulation #SUR is under attack from 18 farm ministers

How? By asking for another Impact Assessment to postpone its adoption, using the war as an excuse

Calling for more IAs has been the pesticide lobby's strategy since #EUGreenDeal
corporateeurope.org/en/2022/03/lou…
In fact, the war in Ukraine
🥀highlighted the current farming system's already existing fragilities
📈exacerbated the food price crisis

But according to a 🆕 @UKSustain report, farmers are left with far less than 1% of the profit #UnpickingFoodPrices

sustainweb.org/publications/d…
Corporate capture of 🇪🇺 policies prevents decision-makers from addressing the true causes of #foodinsecurity.

There is no production deficit but there is a problem of
🍲food poverty ➕ accessibility ➕diets
🤑market concentration ➕ financial speculation Image
EU decison-makers must stop listening to the industry's lies.

We need
🌍 a transition to low-input agroecology, more resistant to geopolitical shocks & #ClimateEmergency
✊ to put local food systems, environment & human rights back at the centre
🇪🇺 the EU to #UpholdFarm2Fork Image
More in our latest opinion piece for @euobserver 👇
euobserver.com/green-economy/…

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First on: Belgium’s @Ecopower_BE foeeurope.org/belgian-commun…

#FrontlinesofHope
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On #WorldEnvironmentDay, let's focus on environmental racism.

The #BlackLivesMatter protests in the US – & the focus they've given to anti-racist struggles in Europe – are the outcome of a capitalist, racist system.

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#WorldEnvironmentDay (2/10)
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