The unfair price of our food : what costs for society and our planet

Our report is the result of a quadruple refusal:

• 8 million French people suffering from food insecurity, at least 2 million people forced to rely on
  food aid to feed themselves: it’s a NO;
• + 160 % diabetics in twenty years, when obesity takes an epidemic turn: it’s a NO;
• 18 % of farmers below the poverty line, unable to earn a decent income from their work, and twice the risk of suicide than the rest of the population: it’s a NO;
• the disappearance of 30 % of field birds in fifteen years, 437 drinking water catchments abandoned between 2010 and 2021 due to nitrates and pesticides in France : it’s a NO.

The four organizations denounce a system which structurally blocks the resolution of the triple equation of social accessibility, the sustainability of our food and fair remuneration for producers. In particular, they demonstrate that the price we pay for food in no way reflects the costs to society, and invite us to fundamentally rethink of our food system and the way it is supported, particularly by public authorities. The four french organizations point out 30 concrete ways to guarantee equitable access to quality food, while ensuring a decent income for farmers and respecting the planet’s limits, and invite us to collectively overcome divisions, become aware of what is at stake and make a salutary democratic leap forward.