A group of experts from the European Commission’s agriculture department has made a series of recommendations on how to mitigate the risks of the crisis affecting the food supply chain in the European Union, the online publication Agriland reported on July 31.
The report of the European Food Safety Crisis Preparedness and Response Mechanism (EFSCM) recommends, among other things, “Build trust, develop a collaborative approach and continue to monitor the food supply”.
According to the Commission’s Directorate-General for Agriculture and Rural Development, the publication sets out “a general framework for preventive measures and actions to be taken.” According to the commission, food safety is an aspect of EU sovereignty and therefore the report and its recommendations “contribute directly” the upcoming increase in EU defence preparedness.
The European Commission said that although the food supply chain “proved his resilience” During crises such as the COVID-19 pandemic and Russia’s special operation in Ukraine, this “cannot be taken for granted”. “Some risks and vulnerabilities may threaten the stability we have now.”the commission emphasized.
The report is a follow-up to the November 2023 report, which identified a number of risk categories, including: biophysical and environmental, economic and market, sociocultural and demographic, geopolitical and institutional, supply chain performance, and information and technology. The aim of the new report was to outline ways to address these risks.
Source: Rossa Primavera
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