I disse dage og uger koger landbrugsdebatten i Danmark. Jeg tror det er sundt, både for landmændene selv, der har en relativ sjælden mulighed for at komme til orde, men også for erhvervet, som helhed - at politikkerne og samfundet åbent og udfordrende melder sig ind i diskussionen om fødevareproduktionens fremtid herhjemme.
Tilsvarende diskussioner ser man overalt i Europa, hvor landbrugets kriser også afføder spørgsmålstegn, omend det er de færreste lande der har så samlet en medieoffentlighed som vi har i Danmark.
Det er efter mit skøn, rigtigt vigtigt at vi også orientere os i de debatter, der foregår omkring os. Mange landes offentligheder får f.eks. præsenteret dansk landbrug, som et foregangsland, uden at gældskrisen eller de andre udfordringer vi slås med bliver nævnt med et ord. Omvendt bliver tendenser, løsninger og visioner diskuteret omkring os, som slet ikke indgår i den danske debat.
Her vil jeg blot henlede opmærksomheden på to centrale europæiske konferencer, der lige har været afholdt.
Cork 2.0 om EUs fremtidig landdistriktspolitik blev afholdt i Irland i sidste uge. Under overskriften: Et bedre liv for landdistrikterne - blev EUs rolle og især landbrugsstøttens rolle i hvordan man kan skabe optimisme - vækst og beskæftigelse i de økonomisk hårdt ramte europæiske landdistrikter diskuteret med bl.a. kommissæren Phil Hogan.
De ti punkter, der blev prioriteret som de vigtigste indsatsområder af konferencens deltagere var: 1: Skabe vækst i landdistrikterne, 2: Skabe lokale værdikæder, 3: Investerer i lokal rentabilitet og vitalitet, 4: Beskytte det lokale miljø, 5: Forvaltning af de lokale natur-ressourcer, 6: Understøtte klima-initiativer, 7: Støtte viden og innovation, 8: Styrke den lokale selvbestemmelse, 9: Sikre politik der levere på områderne på en simpel måde, 10: Forbedre effektivitet og ansvarsfuldhed.
Det lyder jo meget godt, det meste af det. Men kritikkerne siger, at konferencens underliggende tema i virkeligheden handlede om hvordan man kan beskære midlerne.
I dag er landdistriktsmidlerne indlejret i landbrugsstøtten og de enkelte medlemsstater skal hver især bestemme hvor mange midler de vil bruge på hver af de to politikområder. Jeg har tidligere her på bloggen beskrevet hvilket hundeslagsmål, der har givet anledning til. Nu tyder det på at den næste CAP (Landbrugsstøtten og Landdistriktsmidler bliver tildelt gennem CAP) vil blive beskåret, primært for at 'liberalisere' fødevareproduktionen og få den af 'støtten'. Men det vil samtidig betyde færre penge til landdistrikterne, hvis man altså skal tro kritikkerne:
Rural Development risks serious funding cuts and de-prioritisation post 2020.
Hvis man derimod tog konferencens og de 10 punkters ordlyd for pålydende, som noget man virkelig ville satse på. Ja så kunne man med fordel have diskuteret vejen frem for landdistrikterne med deltagerne på en anden af ugens konferencer. Herunder kan du læse deres version, af de ti punkter:
European CSA Declaration
PREAMBLE
All over Europe, people are coming together to take control of our food systems, from production to distribution to consumption. We are building systems centered on our local communities. We are joining forces to achieve food sovereignty, by claiming our right to define our own food and agricultural systems.
The time is ripe to address the disastrous effects of the industrial food system. Food is too important to merely treat it as a commodity. The Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) movement generates practical, inclusive solutions to the food crises. We are many, varied and united. We are stepping up in solidarity– taking responsibility – to create socially inclusive, economically viable and environmentally sustainable food systems. Hundreds of thousands of people in Europe have already proven that CSA works, by creating a variety of practices, initiatives and networks based on common values.
Building upon the existing charters and experiences, this declaration aims to lay down the common ground for this CSA movement to flourish.
DEFINITION
Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) is a direct partnership based on the human relationship between people and one or several producer(s), whereby the risks, responsibilities and rewards of farming are shared, through a long- term, binding agreement.
CSA GUIDING PRINCIPLES
CSA is not a static model. Like a garden it is dynamic: it evolves and grows through daily care. Each CSA partnership has autonomy.
We also agree on these basic principles as our common ground to grow the CSA movement.
Responsible care for the soil, water, seeds and the other commons through the agroecological principles and practices as found in this declaration and the Nyeleni Declaration 2015
Food as a common good not a commodity.
Human scale production rooted in local realities and knowledges. Fair working conditions and decent income for all involved. Respect for the environment and animal welfare.
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Fresh, local, seasonal, healthy and diverse food accessible to all.
Community building through direct and long term relationships with
shared responsibility, risks and rewards.
Active participation based on trust, understanding, respect, transparency and cooperation.
Mutual support and solidarity beyond borders.
BUILD - DEVELOP – EMPOWER
We want to build a strong coalition of CSAs and CSA networks across Europe to:
Strengthen the CSA movement and help new CSAs to flourish. Enable sharing of knowledge and skills between CSAs in different countries.
Conduct and promote participatory research on our farms and in our networks.
Empower and educate people to act for and develop the movement Show the benefits of CSA for the whole of society.
Advocate for CSA communities at international, European and local level to implement our principles.
Engage in local food governance.
Work together with the food sovereignty movement and strengthen our alliance with social and solidarity economy movements.
We are a grassroots movement: we believe that the power of CSA is
in pragmatic, everyday action and face-to-face relationships. We are connecting with each other, with the producers in our communities, and with the living soil beneath our feet.
This is our Common Ground.
Adopted by 3rd European Meeting of CSA on 17th September in Ostrava, Czech Republic
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Active participation based on trust, understanding, respect, transparency and cooperation.
Mutual support and solidarity beyond borders.
BUILD - DEVELOP – EMPOWER
We want to build a strong coalition of CSAs and CSA networks across Europe to:
Strengthen the CSA movement and help new CSAs to flourish. Enable sharing of knowledge and skills between CSAs in different countries.
Conduct and promote participatory research on our farms and in our networks.
Empower and educate people to act for and develop the movement Show the benefits of CSA for the whole of society.
Advocate for CSA communities at international, European and local level to implement our principles.
Engage in local food governance.
Work together with the food sovereignty movement and strengthen our alliance with social and solidarity economy movements.
We are a grassroots movement: we believe that the power of CSA is
in pragmatic, everyday action and face-to-face relationships. We are connecting with each other, with the producers in our communities, and with the living soil beneath our feet.
This is our Common Ground.
Adopted by 3rd European Meeting of CSA on 17th September in Ostrava, Czech Republic
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