Review of the Feeding on future report, a reflection on the sustainability of the food system in Catalonia

Authors

  • Carles Ibáñez Institut de Recerca i Tecnologia Agroalimentàries (IRTA), Sant Carles de la Ràpita
  • Joan Vallvé Consell Assessor per al Desenvolupament Sostenible (CADS), Departament d’Acció Exterior, Relacions Institucionals i Transparència, Generalitat de Catalunya
  • Montserrat Viladrich Consell Assessor per al Desenvolupament Sostenible. Departament d’Acció Exterior, Relacions Institucionals i Transparència. Generalitat de Catalunya
  • Arnau Queralt Consell Assessor per al Desenvolupament Sostenible. Departament d’Acció Exterior, Relacions Institucionals i Transparència. Generalitat de Catalunya
  • Meritxell Rota Consell Assessor per al Desenvolupament Sostenible. Departament d’Acció Exterior, Relacions Institucionals i Transparència. Generalitat de Catalunya.

Keywords:

food security, food system, food, sustainability, sustainable development, 2030 Agenda, sustainable development goals.

Abstract

The food system is becoming acknowledged as a key issue to progress towards the sustainability of our societies. According to the FAO, global food demand will have grown by 60% by 2050, while natural resources are becoming scarcer and the impacts of global change on agriculture are beginning to be noticed. In this context, the Advisory Council for Sustainable Development (CADS, from the Catalan), the advisory body on sustainability to the Catalan Government, approved the Feeding on future report in March 2018. This report seeks to analyse the main challenges and to put forward strategic proposals for action, resulting in a guarantee for Catalan food security. This paper sets out the report’s main proposals and the foremost insights from the debate at the Catalan Institution for Agrarian Studies (ICEA, from the Catalan) presentation.

Keywords: food security, food system, food, sustainability, sustainable development, 2030 Agenda, sustainable development goals.

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No. 48: juny 2020

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