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Our food system suffers from many intertwined sustainability problems. To solve them, we need a fundamental change in the whole food system: a food transition. The just food transition can be achieved through cooperation between all actors in the food system and firm public guidance.

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Plant and fish-based diets promote health in humans and the environment – dietary changes can be supported in many ways 2024-01-31

Finns are advised to eat more vegetables, whole grains and sustainably caught and farmed fish. At the same time, they should reduce their consumption of red meat, processed meat and foods rich in salt, fat or sugar. A change in diets would not only promote people’s individual health but also planetary health.

Transformative power of school meals 2023-12-18

At COP28, the school meal consortium unveiled a white-paper showcasing the global impact that school meals can have in fostering sustainability. The Just food consortium contributed to this paper by highlighting some study results on engaging students to the development of sustainable school meals in Finland.

Just food Consortium Days 2023 - unveiling the path to a just food system 2023-12-05

The Just food consortium kicked off its ninth meeting on 27 November 2023. The primary goal was to gather Just food researchers to discuss and share the outcomes of their empirical work and brainstorm the next steps in strengthening the transdisciplinarity of their work.

Our second Just Food Policy Brief published 2023-11-07

The just food transition can be achieved through cooperation between all actors in the food system and firm public guidance, summarizes the project’s second policy recommendation.

Healthy food and agroecology against violence and inequalities? 2023-11-03

The urban agriculture project in the middle of one of the big favelas in Rio de Janeiro seems like a peaceful island in the middle of a chaotic accumulation of shacks, waste dumps, and horses and pigs seeking food in the streets.

Health? Livelihood? Culture? Or power struggles over interests? What is the meaning of justice in just transition? 2023-02-28

Answering these questions means engaging with the meaning of justice in transition processes, writes Just food researchers in their blog.

Food production on peatlands is a complex issue 2023-02-10

Currently, there are no explicit policy measures or actions in Finland for addressing the substantial greenhouse gas emissions from agricultural peatlands. A workable set of different measures rather one-size-fits-all policy measures is needed, writes Ellen Huan-Niemi in her Just food Blog.

Just transition of agriculture to low carbon pathways 2022-06-09

The conflicting aims and values between promoting food security and preserving ecological resilience should be addressed, writes Ellen Huan-Niemi in her Just food Blog.

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The Just Transition – JUST FOOD project studies ways to transition to a climate-smart and healthy food system in a sustainable, acceptable and just manner.