The objectives of TYFA are twofold:
To develop a radical – yet plausible, coherent and scientifically sound – scenario for an agroecological transition in Europe in order to identify whether, and under which conditions, such a transition could take place. The scenario will be made up of two components:
First, the need to develop a coherent picture of the European food system by 2050 from an agronomic point of view – in other words, the combination of farming systems and the resulting land-use, consistent with agroecological principles – along with a series of hypotheses regarding diets, food chain organisation and the policy framework that are necessary for the scenario to be coherent.
Second, this picture of 2050 needs to be accompanied by a description of transition pathways, indicating the main tools but also the obstacles to overcome for this picture to become possible and real, considering the present situation.
This scenario has been used as a way to trigger public and policy debates on the future of agriculture and food in Europe, targeting three main types of actors: decision makers who have a direct influence on the governance of agricultural development; citizens/consumers/tax-payers, in that they can in turn influence the decision makers through their votes, protests and demands, claiming; and the agricultural community in Europe and the different Member States.
TYFA has been acknowledged as one the reference scenario for agroecology in Europe. It has been used to support the Farm to Fork agenda and to inspire one of the leading environmental food labelling in France and Europe, namely PlanetScore.
The scenarios were made in: 2018
The scenarios look out to: 2050
