Promoting Agri-Food Sustainability:
Fostering Competitiveness with Environmental Responsibility

With 10 million farmers and 22 million people working in the AGRI sector, rural communities are key to the EU economy to ensure the supply of affordable, sustainable and safe food products. Withal, agriculture and agri-food businesses do play a key role in tackling climate change, preserving biodiversity and protecting the environment. It is expected for the global population to rise to 15 billion people in 2100. That demands drastic measures in boosting agricultural productivity. With the new Common Agriculture Policy (CAP) and the new Farm to Fork Strategy (F2F), the European Commission has set ambitious targets to make the sector resilient, smart and sustainable.

This working group will contribute to the targets of the new CAP and F2F strategies. We are on a mission to protect farmers and agri-food businesses and enhance high-quality standards across the EU. Health, safety and the economic interests of European consumers are relying on a sustainable resilient food chain.

Leadership

  • Chair MARLENE MORTLER

    Member of the European Parliament
    Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety
    Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development

  • Special Representative for Nutrition & Consumer Protection ANTHEA MCINTYRE

    Member of the European Parliament 2011 - 2022
    Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety 2019 - 2020
    Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development 2014 - 2019
    Committee on Employment and Social Affairs 2014 - 2019