Highlights from #GreenFarmingNow conference on right now, hosted by @BirdLifeEurope & @GFGFActionDays. Science, policy, and action for sustainable and healthy food systems in Europe. A thread (1/n): ... https://twitter.com/BirdLifeEurope/status/1359450402312364034

Xavier Pous @IDDRI_English showed that agroecology could sustainably feed Europe, *with dietary shifts to reduce animal products and shift to extensive grazing*.

Study summary in @guardian https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2019/feb/20/european-farms-could-grow-green-and-still-be-able-to-feed-population
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@GuyPeer3 @idiv has led extensive analyses of the EU Common Agricultural Policy (CAP). He shows conclusively that current funding fails to achieve stated aims. See his recent publications here for concrete recommendations for improvement: https://scholar.google.de/citations?hl=en&user=DOiQay8AAAAJ&view_op=list_works&sortby=pubdate
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Nick Jacobs @IPESfood presents Common Food Policy vision, democratically developed to address shortcomings of EU Common Agricultural Policy. 84 policy reforms suggested in their report here: http://www.ipes-food.org/pages/CommonFoodPolicy
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"We don't have another decade to wait for a truly Green CAP" European farm policy, says @HarrietBirdlife. @BirdLifeEurope calls to #WithdrawTheCAP, which is still possible through this spring. "10 tests for #greendeal farm policy" from @Green_Europe
https://eeb.org/library/10-tests-for-a-green-deal-compatible-farming-policy/ (5/n)

The new CAP farm policy will rely heavily on Strategic Plans from Member States, developed w/ stakeholders and ranked with criteria, shows @matteometta @ARC2020eu. His work is here: https://www.arc2020.eu/arc2020-new-report-on-cap-strategic-plans/
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Young activists including @MartiComparelli from @Fridays4future @fffitalia advocate for #VoteThisCAPDown, started a letter with 70k+ signatures. "CAP goes against #FarmToFork, #GreenNewDeal, #ParisAgreement & farmers" See their campaign activities at https://withdrawthecap.org/  (7/n)

"The old CAP rewards land ownership, the new CAP should reward farmers for taking care of biodiversity, climate, & landscape" says Dutch dairy farmer @AlexDatema, who hosts a results-based program. Challenge farmers, rather than push them from Brussels; set clear directions (8/n)

"I'm not an organic farmer, but I realize we need pollinators and predatory insects" reports @LinesMartin of @NFFNUK, a network to bring together farmers producing healthy food, ecosystems & habitat. Need mindset shift from production to biodiversity, care, & healthy food. (9/n)

Verena Günther of @GFGFActionDays convenes and brings together food producers & consumers to push for change side by side, for agricultural and food policy that society can support. "We carry the voices from the villages and capitals to where European decisions are taken." (10/n)

45 French NGOs work under @pouruneautrepac on CAP reforms and France's Strategic Plan, pushing for ambition for environment, food access, animal welfare, support small farms. Awareness, advocacy (challenge false consensus), & campaign, engage citizens. Aurélie Catallo (11/n)

Márta Pozsonyi @SlowFoodHQ @GFGFActionDays in Romania brings European Common Agricultural Policy down to relatable level to empower & connect people to food & farming: school gardens to teach kids where food comes from; traditional markets, producer visits, wine tastings. (12/n)

"Talk to me about the Common Agricultural Policy" says climate justice activist @lifewithsommer, who went on hunger strike & demonstrated in support of the #WithdrawTheCAP campaign to raise ambition. "Change can happen where you are," from EU to national to local levels. (13/n)

Online campaigns from @wemoveEU translate to directly reaching decisionmakers, says @AnnemarieBotzki. They aim to tackle root causes of systemic problems. Kickstarted #WithdrawTheCAP in January; "without a lot of pressure from all of us, it will not happen". (14/n)