Potravinová udržateľnosť

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Potraviny sú základom nášho života a neoddeliteľnou súčasťou európskej kultúry. Avšak to, aké potraviny konzumujeme, akým spôsobom ich vyrábame a ako nimi plytváme, má veľký vplyv na ľudské zdravie, prírodné zdroje a spoločnosť ako celok:

  • Občania – a najmä deti – čoraz viac trpia nadváhou a obezitou v dôsledku nezdravého stravovania.
  • Poľnohospodári a pracovníci nedostávajú za svoje výrobky spravodlivú cenu.
  • V celom potravinovom reťazci sa zničí alebo vyhodí jedna tretina potravín.
  • Dopláca na to životné prostredie, keďže výroba a spotreba potravín majú dramatické dôsledky, pokiaľ ide o zmenu klímy, stratu biodiverzity, znečistenie ovzdušia a vody, degradáciu pôdy atď.

Kríza COVID-19 bola varovným signálom, že nastal čas na zmenu. Ukázala nám, že skutočnosť, že sa potraviny dostávajú „z farmy na stôl“, nemožno považovať za samozrejmosť, a odhalila vzájomnú prepojenosť subjektov a činností v poľnohospodárstve a celom potravinovom systéme. V celom odvetví poľnohospodárstva a potravinárstva sú viac než kedykoľvek predtým potrebné spravodlivé, inkluzívne a udržateľné dodávateľské reťazce efektívne využívajúce zdroje, aby mali z neho rovnaký prospech občania, poľnohospodári, pracovníci aj podniky.

EHSV sa už roky intenzívne zasadzuje za udržateľnú a komplexnú potravinovú politiku. Takýto integrovaný a systémový prístup je nevyhnutný na to, aby sa vyriešilo množstvo vzájomne prepojených výziev, ktorým čelia potravinové systémy, aby sa zaručila hospodárska, environmentálna a sociálno-kultúrna udržateľnosť, zaistila integrácia a koherentnosť vo všetkých oblastiach politiky (ako je poľnohospodárstvo, životné prostredie, zdravie, vzdelávanie, obchod, hospodárstvo, technológie atď.) a podporila spolupráca všetkých úrovní verejnej správy.

  • Prijaté on 12/07/2023 - Bureau decision date: 19/10/2021
    Referenčné dokumenty
    NAT/849-EESC-2023
    Civil Society Organisations - GR III
    Spain
    Plenary session number
    580
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    EESC opinion: Action plan to conserve fisheries resources and protect marine ecosystems

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  • Recent events caused by COVID-19, extreme weather due to climate disruption, cyber-attacks and Brexit demonstrate the need to rethink priorities and improve the resilience and sustainability of EU food systems by reinforcing its autonomy. Food security is not a given for many EU citizens.

  • Prijaté on 19/01/2022 - Bureau decision date: 23/09/2021
    Referenčné dokumenty
    NAT/844-EESC-2021
    Employers - GR I
    France
    Workers - GR II
    Germany
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  • Organic Food
    Reference number
    38/2021

    With Europe slowly getting back on track after the COVID-19 crisis, it is high time to move from words to action and implement the Farm to Fork strategy. The European Economic and Social Committee (EESC) strongly advocates supporting the transformation of Europe's food systems so that they are more environmentally, economically and socially sustainable, and notes that consumers have a key role to play in this context. It also stresses that cooperation (rather than competition) among food chain operators is essential to foster a more resilient and inclusive food system, ensuring a fair share for all.

  • Sustainable food Systems

    On World Sustainable Gastronomy Day, the EESC stresses the importance of setting the sustainability bar high on how the world should aspire to feed itself in the coming decades. It is critical to take into account where ingredients come from, how food is grown and how it gets from farms to our forks, and to carry out the urgent transformations needed to achieve more sustainable food systems. All citizens and stakeholders across all food chains, in the EU and elsewhere, should benefit from a just and inclusive transition, especially in the aftermath of the COVID-19 pandemic and the economic downturn.

  • Event type
    Public hearing

    This online public hearing will discuss how to transform the targets proposed in the Action Plan for the development of EU organic production into on-the-ground strategies related to organic production and consumption.

  • Towards the UN Food Systems Summit
    Event type
    Public hearing

    The online public hearing organised by the EESC in the context of the EESC Thematic Study Group (TSG) on Sustainable Food Systems aims to explore the vulnerabilities and inequalities of European food systems and to identify the enablers to achieve more equitable and fair supply chains. 

  • Prijaté on 27/04/2021
    Referenčné dokumenty
    NAT/809-EESC-2021-00521
    Workers - GR II
    Bulgaria
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  • Prijaté on 08/12/2021 - Bureau decision date: 25/03/2021
    Referenčné dokumenty
    NAT/821-EESC-2021
    Civil Society Organisations - GR III
    Austria
    Workers - GR II
    Germany

    The own-initiative opinion aims to contribute to the Farm to Fork Strategy objective to stimulate sustainable food processing, wholesale, retail, hospitality and food services practices by providing the views and experience from organised civil society and stakeholders from across the food supply chain and by highlighting producers' good practices to increase the availability and affordability of healthy, sustainable food options. 

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  • Prijaté on 20/10/2021 - Bureau decision date: 25/03/2021
    Referenčné dokumenty
    NAT/822-EESC-2021
    Civil Society Organisations - GR III
    Netherlands
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    Download — Stanovisko EHSV: Strategic autonomy and food security and sustainability (own-initiative opinion)