Agri-food

Agri-food is a growing focus area for Ohana, supported by a dedicated team of specialists with deep knowledge of EU sustainability, environmental, and food-system policies. The documents below are designed to help organisations navigate regulatory change and understand how emerging initiatives may shape the future of the sector.

All documents listed here are available for download to Compass members, with selected resources accessible to Explorer members. Membership can be upgraded at any time.

Water Resilience Strategy

The Water Resilience Strategy seeks to improve water management across the EU Member States. It recognises that water-related disasters like floods and droughts, water inequalities, and water stress will only worsen with climate change, and harm Europe’s citizens and businesses.

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Omnibus on Food and Feed Safety

As part of its simplification agenda and effort to cut administrative burdens on European companies, the Food and Feed Safety Omnibus aims to streamline and harmonise EU rules and procedures across areas including plant protection and biocidal products, feed, official controls, and animal health and welfare.

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Carbon Farming

The Carbon Removals and Carbon Farming Regulation (CRCF) seeks to put in place a common framework for the certification of carbon removals and carbon farming.

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Waste Framework Directive for Food

The Waste Framework Directive (WFD) aims to protect the environment and human health by reducing waste creation, limiting the negative effects of waste and its management, and using resources more efficiently. These actions are key to moving toward a circular economy. To achieve these objectives, the Directive establishes a legal framework and outlines the rules for waste management across the EU.

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Soil Monitoring Law

Recognising the natural services provided by healthy soils, the European Commission published in 2021 an EU Soil Strategy for 2030, aiming to have all soils across the EU in healthy condition by 2050.

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Organic Regulation

The Organic Regulation sets EU rules for producing and labelling organic food. It restricts external inputs, bans GMOs and mineral nitrogen fertilisers, promotes soil health, and requires organic feed and strict welfare standards for livestock. It also defines the transition to organic farming and criteria for using the EU organic label.

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Vision for Agriculture & Food

The Vision is a strategic document setting the priorities of the European Commission for the agri-food sector until 2040. It is built on the outcomes of the Strategic Dialogue on the Future of EU Agriculture, a forum launched in January 2024 by the European Commission to create a shared vision for European agriculture.

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