EU Food Policy Coalition

A handful of corporations control what we eat - and profit from it.

Seeds, pesticides, machinery, carbon credits, fertilisers, even poultry genetics. That’s not free choice - that’s corporate monopolies.

#EUAgriFoodDays #FeedPeopleNotAgribusiness

Young people want to farm. But they can't afford to access land. If we don’t support a new generation of small- and medium-scale farmers, we risk food grown by fewer and bigger operators, and countryside hollowed out by #BigAg.

#EUAgriFoodDays #FeedPeopleNotAgribusiness

There’s a better way. 🌱

By avoiding synthetic inputs, organic & agroecological farms protect soil, water, and wildlife. They build resilience, producing food long-term without destroying the planet.

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Industrial agriculture is destroying meadows, killing pollinators, and turning rivers grey (and green!), wrecking nature and undermining the very resources future food production depends on.

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By 2050, climate change could push food prices up 20%.

Agriculture makes up 12% of EU emissions, yet agribusiness lobbyists block real climate action, like controlling harmful and dangerous levels of industrial animal production.

#FeedPeopleNotAgribusiness #EUAgriFoodDays

A handful of corporations control what we eat - and profit from it.

Seeds, pesticides, machinery, carbon credits, fertilisers, even poultry genetics. That’s not free choice - that’s corporate monopolies.
#EUAgriFoodDays #FeedPeopleNotAgribusiness

EU Omnibus: Leading scientists from many disciplines call for better -not weaker- protection against pesticides A coalition of leading scientists from many countries call on the European Commission to improve the protection of the environment, biodiversity and citizens' health against harmful pesticides. A lett...

A coalition of leading scientists calls on the @ec.europa.eu to improve the protection of the environment, biodiversity and citizens' health against harmful #pesticides. They ask the Commission to drop the idea of weakening the pesticide regulation.
www.pan-europe.info/press-releas...

A handful of corporations control what we eat - and profit from it 👨‍💼🤑

Seeds, pesticides, machinery, carbon credits, fertilisers, even poultry genetics. That’s not free choice - that’s corporate monopolies.

#EUAgriFoodDays #FeedPeopleNotAgribusiness

We can build better.

Break monopolies and support farms practicing agroecology (e.g. organic), fair supply chains, and rules that serve people - not corporations.

#EUAgriFoodDays #FeedPeopleNotAgribusiness

Unhealthy market concentration:
56% of seeds
61% of pesticides
43% of machinery
25% of phosphate fertilisers
68% of animal medicines…
… in the hands of just 26 players.
The system locks in unfair, fragile patterns.
#EUAgriFoodDays #FeedPeopleNotAgribusiness
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A handful of corporations control what we eat - and profit from it.

Seeds, pesticides, machinery, carbon credits, fertilisers, even poultry genetics. That’s not free choice - that’s corporate monopolies.

#EUAgriFoodDays #FeedPeopleNotAgribusiness

Big Agri and Food Businesses built a system where fresh produce is intensely sprayed with #pesticides & cheap junk food is all around. The diets they profit from are harming our environment and health, while public health costs explode.
#EUAgriFoodDays #FeedPeopleNotAgribusiness

We can fix this.

Public policy can shift power away from corporations and toward people: regulate junk food marketing, fund free school meals so kids don’t go hungry, and make nutritious food affordable.

#EUAgriFoodDays #FeedPeopleNotAgribusiness

Food corporations built a system where junk is cheap, everywhere, and aggressively marketed.

The diets they profit off are making people sick - 800,000+ deaths every year - while public health costs explode.

#EUAgriFoodDays #FeedPeopleNotAgribusiness

Big agribusiness diverts the majority of cropland to feed not people - but *factory farms*.

🤔While claiming to be the solution to hunger.

It's called HUNGER WASHING (ht @thinink.bsky.social).

🌱Let's feed people, not factory farms!

#EUAgriFoodDays #FeedPeopleNotAgribusiness

Is the CAP supporting both big industrial farms and small farmers alike? The goal of the CAP is to ensure that it delivers income support to those farmers who need it most, especially those on small and medium-sized farms.

And on which farms are getting CAP money and how much
agriculture.ec.europa.eu/common-agric...

EU farms: 5.3 million fewer in 2020 than in 2005 In 2020, there were 9.1 million farms in the EU. This is an estimated 5.3 million fewer farms than in 2005 (the equivalent of a decline of about 37%). Farms can be classified according to the activit...

More on EU farm statistics
bit.ly/4a0YIj3

Let's support farmers, not industrial agriculture.
✅ Long-term access to land
✅ Fair prices & incomes
✅ Decent working & living conditions

#EUAgriFoodDays #FeedPeopleNotAgribusiness

Just 1% of Europe’s biggest farms pocket a staggering 23% (€ 8.7 billion) of EU public money for agriculture.

The result? Small-scale farms vanish, and a new generation of farmers are locked out of the land.

#EUAgriFoodDays #FeedPeopleNotAgribusiness

Europe is losing its farmers.

5.3 MILLION farms have disappeared since 2005. Small-scale farmland is being eaten up by Big Agri corporations.

Big industrial farms make starting out nearly impossible.

#EUAgriFoodDays #FeedPeopleNotAgribusiness

Industrial agriculture consumes most of our food, while millions go hungry in Europe.

Most EU farmland isn’t supporting people - it’s feeding factory farms.
That’s land we need to grow real food and nourish communities.

#EUAgriFoodDays #FeedPeopleNotAgribusiness

Industrial animal agriculture consumes huge amounts of food, while millions go hungry 🚨

Most EU farmland isn’t supporting people - it’s feeding factory farms. That’s land we need to grow real food and nourish communities.
#EUAgriFoodDays #FeedPeopleNotAgribusiness #FoodNotFeed

Industrial agriculture consumes most of our food, while millions go hungry in Europe.

Most EU farmland isn’t supporting people - it’s feeding factory farms.

That’s land we need to grow real food and nourish communities.

#EUAgriFoodDays #FeedPeopleNotAgribusiness

Feeding the Problem: the dangerous intensification of animal farming in Europe - Greenpeace European Unit Industrial production and excessive consumption of meat and dairy products have grave impacts on our climate, our environment and our health. Europe’s consumption habits and production levels have wid...

And @greenpeace.eu also has insightful data about how industrial agriculture is diverting food away from people 👇
#FeedPeopleNotAgribusiness #EUAgriFoodDays
www.greenpeace.org/eu-unit/issu...

Check out this report by @ciwf.eu to read more about it:
www.ciwf.org/media/3bcflr...
#EUAgriFoodDays #FeedPeopleNotAgribusiness

Can the EU chart a sustainable transition to greater protein self-sufficiency? A combination of production-related measures and healthier, more plant-based diet can help tackle EU’s vulnerability related to high-protein feed and benefit the environment.

Industrial agriculture consumes most of our food, while millions go hungry in Europe.
Most EU farmland isn’t supporting people - it’s feeding factory farms.
That’s land we need to grow real food and nourish communities.
#EUAgriFoodDays #FeedPeopleNotAgribusiness
bit.ly/4pZElHQ

🚨Industrial agriculture consumes most of our food, while millions go hungry in Europe.
Most EU farmland isn’t supporting people - it’s feeding factory farms.
That’s land we need to grow real food and nourish communities.
#EUAgriFoodDays #FeedPeopleNotAgribusiness

Proud to stand w/ 30+ orgs calling for a stronger, fairer, and future-proof post-2027 CAP.
As #AGRIFISH debated #FutureOfCAP yesterday, we joined @eufpc.bsky.social in urging policymakers to shape a CAP that truly delivers for farmers, people, nature, climate, and farm animals.
#MakeCAPWork

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The Common Agricultural Policy should support a shift towards #SustainableFoodSystems: moving away from low-welfare husbandry while supporting nature-friendly farming and fairer incomes.

As MEPs head into talks on this policy, here are key recommendations by the @eufpc.bsky.social 👉 bit.ly/3LKI1hv

Together we call for:

🌾Fair farmer income support
🌱Create the economic conditions for the agroecological (e.g., organic) transition
🚜Make farming attractive
🌿Invest in ecosystems and support farmers in the transition
❌End harmful subsidies
💶EU budget that delivers

@christophehansen.bsky.social