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Our food system suffers from many intertwined sustainability problems. To solve them, we need a fundamental change in the whole food system: a food transition. The just food transition can be achieved through cooperation between all actors in the food system and firm public guidance.

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Current topics

Health? Livelihood? Culture? Or power struggles over interests? What is the meaning of justice in just transition? 2023-02-28

Answering these questions means engaging with the meaning of justice in transition processes, writes Just food researchers in their blog.

Food production on peatlands is a complex issue 2023-02-10

Currently, there are no explicit policy measures or actions in Finland for addressing the substantial greenhouse gas emissions from agricultural peatlands. A workable set of different measures rather one-size-fits-all policy measures is needed, writes Ellen Huan-Niemi in her Just food Blog.

Our second Just Food Policy Brief published 2022-11-15

The just food transition can be achieved through cooperation between all actors in the food system and firm public guidance, summarizes the project’s second policy recommendation.

Just transition of agriculture to low carbon pathways 2022-06-09

The conflicting aims and values between promoting food security and preserving ecological resilience should be addressed, writes Ellen Huan-Niemi in her Just food Blog.

How could trade support sustainability? 2021-09-27

Trade policy is a crucial element which has an influence on food system actors all over the globe.

The new policy recommendation encourages emissions reductions and carbon sequestration 2021-06-14

The Just food project contributed to policy recommendations for cultivated peatlands and mineral lands.

Webinar on justice in transitions called for more learning across system transitions 2021-06-07

At the “Justice in Transitions” webinar, environmental social science scholars shared insights from their research on justice in sustainability transitions in the food system, energy system, and the textile industry.

Thoughts on the impact of research and those who need information 2021-06-02

The goal of strategic research is to produce information to support decision-making. For this reason, research topics are selected so that they shed light on topical issues in society.

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The Just Transition – JUST FOOD project studies ways to transition to a climate-smart and healthy food system in a sustainable, acceptable and just manner.