Current topics

We are organizing a series of three events to review the results of the FOOD program, learn about Nordic and Baltic food policy, and research into the food system through current issues of security of supply and resilience.

The goal of the The Future Pathways workshop for peatlands was to collaboratively identify incentives and develop shared understanding between actors in the food system.

Finns are advised to eat more vegetables, whole grains and sustainably caught and farmed fish. At the same time, they should reduce their consumption of red meat, processed meat and foods rich in salt, fat or sugar. A change in diets would not only promote people’s individual health but also planetary health.

At COP28, the school meal consortium unveiled a white-paper showcasing the global impact that school meals can have in fostering sustainability. The Just food consortium contributed to this paper by highlighting some study results on engaging students to the development of sustainable school meals in Finland.