MIJARC Europe | Reboot the Food System | January 2026 Every year, the European Union wastes approximately 59 million tonnes of food - roughly 131 kilograms per person. This food is discarded while millions of Europeans struggle with food insecurity, while farmers receive prices that do not cover their costs, and while the natural resources consumed to produce this food: the water, the land, the energy, the labour are squandered. Food waste is not an unfortunate side effect of

MIJARC Europe | Reboot the Food System | December 2025 Walk into any European supermarket and the shelves tell a story. Brightly coloured packaging, shelf lives measured in months, ingredient lists that read like chemistry textbooks. Ultra-processed foods industrially produced items containing ingredients rarely found in domestic kitchens now account for a significant and growing share of calories consumed across the continent, particularly among young people and lower-income

MIJARC Europe | Reboot the Food System | November 2025 The word agroecology is increasingly heard in European policy circles, in academic papers, and in activist campaigns. But what does it actually mean and why does MIJARC Europe believe it represents the most promising path towards a food system that works for people and planet? At its core, agroecology is both a science and a practice. It applies ecological principles to the design and management of food systems, drawing o

MIJARC Europe | Reboot the Food System | October 2025 Across Europe, a generation of young people is growing increasingly frustrated with the food system they have inherited. Industrial agriculture has delivered cheap calories, but at a steep cost: depleted soils, polluted waterways, vanishing biodiversity, and a rural way of life under existential threat. Young farmers and rural youth are no longer willing to simply adapt to this reality. They are organising to change it. MI

MIJARC Europe is a non-governmental organisation established for the rural youth and by the rural youth. We promote and advocate for...

Exciting News from MIJARC Europe! We’re thrilled to launch our new long-term project, "Rebooting the Food System"! To kick things off, we...

Good Point is chosen as #storytelling partner by “Rebooting the Food System”, an EU-funded campaign from a consortium of 14 European...