EUROPEAN COMMISSION DIRECTORATE-GENERAL FOR AGRICULTURE AND RURAL DEVELOPMENT

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1 EUROPEAN COMMISSION DIRECTORATE-GENERAL FOR AGRICULTURE AND RURAL DEVELOPMENT Directorate C. Strategy, simplification and policy analysis FINAL AGENDA WORKSHOP ON MODERNISING AND SIMPLIFYING THE CAP FOOD AND RELATED ISSUES 31 MAY 2017 BRUSSELS DG AGRI, RUE DE LA LOI 102 ROOM - 00/25 Scope and objectives: In the context of the impact assessment on modernising and simplifying the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP), this workshop will be an opportunity to discuss, with external stakeholders and with interested DGs, challenges for addressing food-related issues within the CAP and to gather evidence. Context Up to now, food has been abundantly available in the EU, nevertheless problems of Food and Nutrition Security (FNS) remain. Today the triple burden of under-nutrition, over-nutrition and micro-nutrient deficiency is the main FNS challenge for the EU. Social inequality is a key driver of diet and lifestyle. The heavy cost of the health problems associated with poor diet has led to growing calls for the CAP to better address the issue of nutrition. The concept of "food policy" embraces all steps of the food supply chain and looks at how food is produced, processed, distributed, purchased and consumed in a holistic way. All actors in the food supply chain have a part to play. Farmers play an important role in the sustainable provision of primary production and also food in cases where they engage closely with consumers via short supply chains and local food systems. At the EU level, there are elements of various policies which relate to food. The CAP works in tandem with legislation on food safety, labelling and initiatives to promote healthy diets (e.g. DG AGRIs school food scheme and SANTE's Member State and stakeholder groups on diet and nutrition) and also on food waste. It also complements other policies including fiscal measures introduced by a number of Member States to curb consumption of certain food items, which may lead to unhealthy diets if overly consumed. The CAP has a focus on important aspects of food policy in that it aims to secure supplies of safe food, produced sustainably. It contributes to the UN Sustainable Development Goals, particularly SDG 2 on food security, nutrition and agriculture, as well as SDG 12 on sustainable production and consumption (which includes targets on food waste) and SDG3 (contributing to healthy lives). Elements of nutrition and healthy lifestyle have been introduced in the CAP: food safety rules have to be strictly respected by EU farmers and some aspects are covered by crosscompliance. Furthermore, appropriate nutrition information is provided by EU rules on food

2 labelling and is part of the CAPs promotion policy and the CAP school schemes support healthy dietary habits. The development of policies (such as geographical indications and organic production) enhance consumer choice and awareness of how food is produced and where it comes from thus enabling them to make better informed choices. Scope of the workshop The workshop will be constructed in two sessions, with presentations from external experts/stakeholders as well as the Commission. Welcome and introduction by DG AGRI and DG SANTE. The morning session will provide various cross-cutting elements of food policy, including perspectives up to 2030/2050. The following session will be a panel discussion outlining recent developments in society, citizens and consumer expectations concerning food and related health issues. The workshop is organised around questions on how these issues can be addressed in a modernised and simplified CAP as well as by research and innovation. 1. Behavioural insights: a) What are the "biases" that promote unhealthy diets (especially the excessive consumption of calories, sugar, fat and salt)? b) What are the main consumer- related challenges facing agriculture e.g. diet related illnesses, antimicrobial resistance? c) What is the role of farmers to better address consumers expectations? 2. How to make the best out of research, innovation and advice? 3. How to modernise the CAP in order to adapt to changes in consumer behaviour/expectations? Possible questions include: a) What are the relevant CAP instruments to better respond to growing problems with antimicrobial resistance? b) Whether CAP can encourage production which is better for the environment and health c) Increasing market orientation, (e.g. with implementation of the end of sugar quota) d) How local food, short supply chains, quality labels can contribute to improved nutrition e) The role of the School Food scheme in boosting nutrition and educating young people. f) Other: Encouraging an increase in fruit and vegetables consumption. e.g. the role of public procurement

3 4. Should regulatory requirements be reinforced or incentives offered for voluntary measures to make the policy simpler and more effective? 5. How to avoid unintended consequences such as a possible redirection of supply from internal sources to imports? 6. What would a Common Food and Agriculture Policy mean? While these questions are interlinked, for organisational matters, the first three questions are put to the morning session while the afternoon session will focus on the last four. The wrap up session will conclude on implications of these questions/answers for the CAP. The rapporteur will communicate conclusions of the workshop to the Stakeholders conference on Modernising and Simplifying the CAP (7 July 2017, Brussels). Experts are invited to share evidence. They are not expected to express statements representing their constituencies. Chatham House rules apply to exchanges, while conclusions will be shared in the July stakeholders' conference.

4 Registration FINAL AGENDA WORKSHOP ON MODERNISING AND SIMPLIFYING THE CAP FOOD AND RELATED ISSUES 31 MAY 2017 BRUSSELS DG AGRI, RUE DE LA LOI 102 ROOM - 00/ Welcome and Introduction, DG AGRI Flavio Coturni, Head of Unit (HoU) AGRI C1,Policy perspectives Florence Buchholzer, Advisor, AGRI.C Strategy, simplification and analysis Introductory comments by the Rapporteur, Prof Erik Mathijs, KUL Leuven Session 1: Perspectives on food safety, food & nutrition security and food systems Moderator: Anne-Katrin Bock, JRC I.2 Foresight, behavioural insights and design for policy Presentations (15 min) and Q&A (15 min) State of play/issues DG SANTE Alexandra Nikolakopoulou, HoU SANTE E1 nutrition, food composition and information Food safety 2050 DG SANTE/JRC Ladislav Miko, DG SANTE, Deputy Director General for food safety Coffee break R&I approaches underpinning Food and Nutrition Security (1) Strategic approach to Agricultural R&I EIP Rob Peters, HoU AGRI B2 Research & Innovation (2) FOOD R&I in food and nutrition security, within a food systems approach Barend Verachtert, HoU RTD F3, Agri-food chain Dr. Laura Fernandez, Director General, EUFIC (European Food Information Council) on nutrition and health, consumer behaviour & expectations 11:30-12:15 Wrap up / panel discussion/ interaction with audience Questions 1 to 3 as outlined under scope

5 Lunch break 12:15-13: :30 Session 2 Focus on key issues Moderator: Miro Bozic, AGRI.B.2 Research and Innovation Presentations (15 min) and clarification Q&A (5 min) - 13: Policies for procurement, food quality and short food supply chains implications for sustainability - Dr. Angela Tregear, Edinburgh University, Researcher Strenght2food project 13: Public health - focus on Anti Microbial Resistance - Prof. Simon More, University College Dublin, Chair of the Animal Health and Animal Welfare Panel of EFSA, involved in the EFSA and EMA Joint Scientific Opinion on measures to reduce the need to use antimicrobial agents in animal husbandry (RONAFA), Concrete Implications of a Common Agricultural and Food Policy - Dr. Krijn Poppe, Wageningen Economic Research, the Netherlands 14:30-15:00 Panel discussion/ interaction with audience Questions 3 to 6 as outlined under scope Coffee break 15:15-17:15 - Wrap up / panel discussion/ interaction with audience (focus on implications for the CAP) Closure All 6 questions outlined under scope Rapporteur: Prof. Erik Mathijs, KUL Leuven, Member of SCAR, and Coordinator of Transmango project Panellists: speakers for afternoon session Responses: AGRI, Tassos Haniotis Director C, Strategy, simplification and policy analysis SANTE Ladislav Miko, Deputy Director General, Food Safety