Publications
Here you can find recent reports and publications on EU agri-food topics, including the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP), pesticide reduction and sustainable food systems. You want to add a resource from your own organisation (national or EU level)? Simply send an email with the link to your document to info@staging.goodfoodgoodfarming.eu and we are happy to include it to our digital library.
Food Work
IPES FOOD (2026) showcases the workers behind our food and the exploitation they face.
Horizontal guidance and country recommendations for National and Regional Partnership Plans
This briefing has been coordinated by REScoop.eu and Climate Strategy & Partners with contributions from a wide coalition of more than 20 civil society organisations from across the European Union (2026). Its goal is to provide support to the Commission and Member States on how to effectively design and implement the National and Regional Partnership Plans (NRPPs).
Manifesto for establishing Minimum Standards for Public Canteens across the EU
This position paper by the Food Policy Coalition (2022) aims to inspire the European Commission and the EU Member States as well as regional and local public authorities with seven actionable propositions for establishing minimum standards for public canteens in Europe.
Living Planet Report
WWF (2026) published this report to advance the Science of Hope for biodiversity
Toxic Dependency: How Agrochemicals Lock In Food System Vulnerability
This report by the Global Alliance for the Future of Food (2026) shows pathways for action and resiliency in water use.
Making flexibility and commonality work for more EU-added value
Policy brief by Agora Agriculture (2026), IEEP and Clingendael on three ways to increase environmental spending in the next CAP.
Roots of Resilience: Land Policy for an Agroecological Transition in Europe
This policy report is published by the Nyéléni Europe and Central Asia platform for Food Sovereignty (2021), the European food sovereignty movement, to set out the vision and strategy of the partnership for securing access to land for peasant, small-scale and agroecological farming systems in Europe
Common Agricultural Policy and Climate
This special report by the European Court of Auditors (2021) draws the connection between climate and European agriculture. The message is: public money has to be used to lower emissions and build climate resilience.
CAP at the Crossroads: Reforming EU CAP subsidies to support healthy sustainable diets
While the EU debates how money in the Common Agricultural Policy should be spent from 2028, this report by Foodrise (2026) presents data showing that huge volumes of EU taxpayers’ money are being used to subsidise unsustainable livestock production and promote meat and dairy products to EU citizens.
The New Geopolitics of Food
This report by IPES-Food (2026) examines global dependency structures in agrifood systems. It explores how we can navigate policies for resilient self-reliance.
