Food is a Human Right for All – What the data says today, and what changes if the law changes
Fair food systems and democratic governance
Today: In Europe 42 million people cannot afford a proper meal every second day, while the system throws away almost 60 million tonnes of food every year.
Outcome: Food policy stops serving only supermarkets and agro-industry. Citizens, farmers and communities regain control. No one in Europe should struggle to eat while food mountains rot.
Support to national social protection initiatives
Today: Millions of European families live one supermarket receipt away from crisis. Children still go to school hungry in one of the richest regions on Earth.
Outcome: Guaranteed access to meals through stronger social protection and school meal systems. Hunger disappears from European classrooms.
Food is not a commodity like oil or steel
Today: The global food market treats bread, wheat and milk as financial assets. Speculation and price shocks decide whether millions eat or not.
Outcome: Food becomes legally recognized as a public necessity, not a casino chip. Markets stop gambling with people’s stomachs.
Support peasant agroecology and territorial food systems
Today: Industrial agriculture destroys soils, biodiversity and water while small farmers disappear every day. In Europe thousands of farms close every year.
Outcome: Public money supports farming that feeds people and protects land. More farmers, healthier land, stronger local food economies.
Stop land concentration
Today: In Europe 3% of farms control more than half of all farmland, while millions of small farmers struggle to survive or find land.
Outcome: Land speculation is curbed. Young farmers can access land again. Food production returns to people instead of financial empires.
Support peasant seed systems
Today: A handful of multinational corporations dominate the global seed market, controlling the genetic foundation of our food.
Outcome: Farmers regain the right to save, exchange and develop seeds. Food biodiversity returns to the fields instead of corporate vaults.
Strict regulation of GMOs and new genomic techniques
Today: Genetic technologies are rapidly entering the food system while regulatory safeguards are under pressure.
Outcome: Full transparency, traceability and consumer choice remain protected. No hidden genetic experiments in our food chain.
Sustainable water management
Today: Nearly one third of Europe already faces seasonal water scarcity, and agriculture is a major driver.
Outcome: Farming practices must respect water limits. Food production no longer drains rivers and aquifers dry.
Strengthen animal welfare
Today: Industrial livestock systems push animals into extreme confinement. At the same time more than 80% of Europeans demand stronger protection for farm animals.
Outcome: EU law finally reflects public ethics. Less cruelty, higher standards, and a food system that respects life.
Promote fruits and vegetables, regulate ultra-processed food
Today: Europeans eat less fresh food than recommended, while ultra-processed products dominate diets and drive obesity and disease.
Outcome: Healthy food becomes easier and cheaper than junk food. Real food replaces industrial imitations.
Sustainable public food procurement
Today: Schools, hospitals and public institutions spend billions on food every year, often buying the cheapest industrial products.
Outcome: Public money supports local farmers, healthy meals and sustainable supply chains. Public kitchens become engines of food system change.
Meaningful food labelling
Today: Many labels confuse consumers more than they inform them. People cannot easily know where food comes from or how it was produced.
Outcome: Clear, honest labels reveal origin, nutrition and production methods. No more guessing what is on the plate.
Stop food waste
Today: Europeans throw away about 132 kilograms of food per person every year while millions struggle to eat.
Outcome: Binding waste reduction rules force supermarkets and supply chains to act. Food feeds people, not landfills.
Strengthen the right to food worldwide
Today: Globally over 700 million people suffer from hunger, and billions cannot afford a healthy diet.
Outcome: EU trade and development policies must respect the right to food abroad. Europe stops exporting food insecurity.