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.
Essential but Invisible and Exploited
Oxfam published this literature review of migrant workers’ experiences in European agriculture. (2024)
Biotech lobby groups are set to trap farmers and breeders in patent minefield
This article by the Corporate Europe Observatory explains how the deregulation of new GM crops will increase seed market concentration, undermine resilience of the food system. (2026)
Rethinking the regulation of agricultural markets for agroecological transition in Europe
This report from the International Conference of Researchers and Farmers, published by the European Coordination Via Campesina, lays out the evolvement of the CAP since 1992 and provides an overview of agricultural market regulation instruments that can be used to promote agroecological transition and ensure decent incomes for farmers. (2024)
The Pollution Playbook
From tobacco to fossil fuels, from plastics to chemicals, there is a long history of corporate interests and their allies using deceptive tactics to avoid regulation of harmful products. This publication by the Center for International Environmental Law (CIEL) and Corporate Europe Observatory sheds light on this issue. (2026)
Water Atlas 2025
Data and facts about the basis of life, published by Heinrich-Böll-Stiftung. From the unequal distribution of water and industrial pollution to climate-linked water insecurity and geopolitical tensions, the Atlas aims to sharpen understanding and support action toward more sustainable and equitable water governance. (2025)
Towards food policies that support healthy and sustainable consumption
Case studies from 11 European countries highlighting good practices for demand-side policies, collected by Agora Agriculture (2024)
Unseen and Unregulated: TFA, the ‘forever chemical’ in Europe’s Cereals
The Pesticide Action Network (PAN) Europe presents further evidence of toxic contaminations of our staple foods. PAN Europe calls for an immediate ban on PFAS pesticides complemented by EU-wide monitoring of TFA in food and the environment, as well as support for farmers to transition towards safer, non-synthetic crop protection methods. (2025)
Menu of Food Voices – Transforming the Food System Bottom-Up
The Food Voices Coalition was formed in 2024 by seven organizations from six European countries. The coalition developed
a manifesto as common ground for their advocacy work, and a series of case studies based on local experiences. (2025)
Head In The Cloud
IPES Food challenges the false promise of digital agriculture and cultivating innovation from the ground up. (2026)
Position Paper on Regenerative Agriculture
Agroecology Europe discusses the responsibility and opportunity to support Agroecology and truly holistic food system transformations. (2026)
