The EU has called for an action plan for plant-based foods to be drawn up by 2026

A new report on the future of agriculture, presented last week by Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, urges the EU to support a plant-based food plan, calls for increased funding for nature- and climate-friendly agriculture and calls for changes to farm subsidies.

The report is the result of seven months of negotiations by a forum of 30 organisations, including green NGOs, consumer groups, farmers' unions and industry players, to agree on the future of Europe's agri-food sector. The forum, called "Strategic Dialogue on the Future of EU Agriculture", was launched by von der Leyen in January amid farmers' protests and climate change warnings. (More on vegconomist.com)