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Challenges and potential pathways towards sustainable agriculture within the European Green Deal

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  • Boix-Fayos, Carolina
  • de Vente, Joris

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Agriculture plays a central role in the European Green Deal with various policies and strategies converging to promote sustainable agriculture and food systems. The Farm to Fork strategy approaches agriculture from a sustainable food systems perspective. Sustainable agriculture is also central in the European Biodiversity strategy, in the Long-term vision for EU Rural areas and in the Soil strategy. Despite clear policy objectives, there is still a long way towards an effective transition towards sustainable agriculture based on integrated, science based, solutions.

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  • Boix-Fayos, Carolina & de Vente, Joris, 2023. "Challenges and potential pathways towards sustainable agriculture within the European Green Deal," Agricultural Systems, Elsevier, vol. 207(C).
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:agisys:v:207:y:2023:i:c:s0308521x23000392
    DOI: 10.1016/j.agsy.2023.103634
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