Resources
Find here some useful resources about our main topics.
Position Paper
Position Paper: A Slow Food Vision to Good, Clean and Fair Food Systems in the EU (2023)
Policy Briefs
Joint Policy Brief: Food Environments & EU Food Policy: Discovering the Role of Food Environments for Sustainable Food Systems (2021)
English | French | Italian | Spanish
Slow Food Report: What Do the New EU Farm to Fork and Biodiversity Strategies Mean for Slow Food?
English | French | German | Italian
Joint Policy Brief: Transitioning Towards Sustainable Food Systems in Europe (Slow Food, EPHA, FoE, IFOAM EU) (2018)
From Food Security to Food Sufficiency: Challenging the Narrative
English | French | Spanish | German | Italian
EU Consultations
Consultation Response: Slow Food’s Response to the EU consultation on the Inception Impact Assessment on the EU Sustainable Food System Framework (2021)
English
Slow Food’s Response to the EU consultation on the Farm to Fork Strategy (2020)
English
Study
Food Policy Blueprint Scoping Study: A transition towards sustainable food systems in Europe (2018)
English
Other Policy Materials
Slow Food Contribution to the Debate on the Sustainability of the Food System (2013)
Italian | English
Common Agricultural Policy (CAP)
Policy Brief
Slow Food’s CAP Review 2018
English
Survey
Slow Food’s Contribution to the Debate on the Future of Food and Farming (2018)
English
EU Consultations
Slow Food’s response to the consultation process launched by the DG for Agriculture On the CAP legislative framework
English
Statements
Joint letter to the European Commission : “Derogations to CAP conditionality in 2023 are unacceptable” (2022)
English
Civil Society Statement: Reform of European Agricultural Policies (March 2017):
English | Italian | French | Spanish | Portuguese | German | Greek | Danish | Croatian
Agroecology
Position Paper (2015)
Italian | French | English | Spanish
Study
Analysis on Social Challenges and Agroecology: the data (2017)
Italian | English
Animal welfare
Position Paper
Beyond Welfare: We Owe Animals Respect (2022)
Policy Brief
Animal Welfare Policy in the European Union: Where Are We Now? Where Are We Heading? (2021)
EU Consultation
Slow Food’s Feedback on the Revision of the EU legislation on Animal Welfare (2021)
Survey
Survey of European Slow Food Members on Meat Consumption and Animal Welfare (2013)
Italian | English
Biodiversity
Position Paper on Biodiversity (2020):
Position Paper on Biodiversity (2021) – short version
Policy Brief
Policy Brief on Biodiversity to the UNCBD and national goverments (2022)
Studies
Artisan Cheese Production: does hygiene policy help or hinder? (2015)
English
Do Slow Food Presidia Represent an Opportunity for the Future of the Mountains?
Italian | English
Slow Food Presidia in Europe, a Model of Sustainability
Italian | English
Monitoring and Assessment of Good Practices on the Role of Small-Scale Farmers in the Protection of Biodiversity and Ecosystems
Italian | English
Other Policy Materials
Analysis of Five Best Practices in Europe, from the Slow Food Presidia Network
Italian | English
Joint Information Document by Slow Food and Europarc: On Agriculture and Biodiversity in Protected Areas
Italian | English
Soil
Position Paper
English | Italian | French | Spanish
EU Consultations
Slow Food’s answer to the EU Consulation about the proposal of a Soil Health Law (2022)
Bees and pesticides
Joint Position Paper on Bees and Agriculture (Slow Food, Bee Life)
Policy Brief on Pesticides (2013)
EU Consultations
Slow Food’s Response the EU Public Consultation on the Sustainable Use of Pesticides Directive (2021)
Seeds
Slow Food and Bee Life’s Position Paper on Bees and Agriculture (2015)
Climate change
Position Paper on Climate Change and Food System
Italian | English
Appeals
Appeal to the Representatives of Nations and International Institutions Meeting in Paris (COP 21) (2015)
Spanish | German | French | Portuguese
Appeal to the Representatives of Nations and International Institutions Meeting in Marrakech (COP 22) (2016)
English | Italian
Studies
Analysis of the Lifecycle and Carbon Footprint of Slow Food Presidia Products (2018):
Italian | English
Analysis of the Lifecycle and Carbon Footprint of Hay Milk Production (2018):
Italian | English
Food Waste and Food Losses
Reports
Reducing food waste at the local level: Guidelines for municipalities to reduce food waste through the local supply chain (2021)
Written in collaboration with Zero Waste Europe
Position paper
Italian | English | French | Spanish | German
EU Consultations
Slow Food Feedback on the EU Inception Impact Assessment on Food Waste Reduction (2021)
Genetically Modified Organisms (GMO)
Policy Brief on New GMOs (2021)
English | Italian | German | French
Position Paper (2016)
English | Italian | Portuguese | French | Spanish
Statement
Response to the EU Commission’s Report on New GMOs (2021)
English
Joint Statement on New Techniques of Genetic Engineering (2016)
English
Responsible Consumption
Slow Food’s Guides to Responsible Consumption
Too Much at Steak (2015)
Italian | English | Spanish | German
When you shop, use your head!
Italian | English | French
Labelling
Position Paper
Italian | English | French | German | Spanish
Slow Food’s Narrative Label
Studies
European Quality Schemes on Processed Pork Products (2021)
English | Italian