Balancing Risk and Resilience: What’s Next for Food Security in Europe?
- How can Europe bridge the gap between ambitious climate policy and on-the-ground farming realities, ensuring that sustainability targets don’t undermine farmer livelihoods? What are the trade-offs?
- With rising geopolitical tensions, tariffs and climate shocks, how can Europe strengthen food security and invest in domestic resilience, without driving up consumer prices or sidelining small-scale producers? What investment, infrastructure and long-term planning is needed to shift towards food sovereignty and regional supply chains?
- Why is agricultural innovation not scaling up as needed, despite promising technologies? What will it take to rapidly scale agtech, biologicals, and low-input, carbon-smart practices systems, whilst making sure innovation remains practical, affordable, and accessible to all producers?