he European Commission’s Directorate General has published a report on ‘Food 2030 Research and Innovation – Pathways for Action 2.0’. This publication provides an update on the European Commission’s Food 2030 initiative and aims to guide future research and innovation policy reflections related to Horizon Europe, the farm-to-fork strategy, the European Green Deal and beyond.

It sets out eleven pathways for action where research and innovation can concretely deliver co-benefits related to nutrition, climate, circularity, and communities, at multiple levels: from local to international:

  1. Governance for Food Systems Change
  2. Urban Food Systems Transformation
  3. Food from the Ocean and Freshwater Resources
  4. Alternative Proteins for Dietary Shift
  5. Food Waste and Resource-efficient Food Systems
  6. The Microbiome World
  7. Nutrition and Sustainable Healthy Diets
  8. Food Safety Systems of the Future
  9. Food Systems Africa
  10. Data & Digital Transformation
  11. Zero Pollution Food Systems

New Report: Food 2030 Research and Innovation – Pathways for action 2.0 (europa.eu)