OLIVE OILS AND HEALTH

Mobilising research and fostering innovation lncreasing the EU's Climate ambition for 2030 and 2050 �I Transformingthe EU's economy for a sustainable future A zero pollution ambition for a toxic-free environment I Supplying clean, affordable and secure energy Mobilising industry for a clean and circular economy \ Building and renovating in an energy and resource efficient way 1 The EU as a global leader Figure 6.3. The EU European GreenDeal. \ Preserving and restoring ecosystems and biodiversity From 'Farm to Fork': a fair, healthy and environmentally friendly food system I Accelerating the shift to sustainable and smart mobility 1 A European Climate Pact EU Cornmission. The European GreenDeal. COM (2019) 640 end. EU Commission: Brussels; 2019. health and quality-of-life improvement, and care of nature. Olive oil, as a healthy and high-quality product, is in alignment with the goal of this E approach. The Farm. to Fork Strategy is at the heart of the European Green Deal by aiming to make ustainable food systems. It recogni e the inextricable links between healthy individual , healthy societie , and a healthy planet. The strategy is a key component of the EU Commission agenda to ach.ieve the above-mentioned WHO SDG. In this regard, the EU Biodiversity Strategy 2030 objective is to put Europe's biodiversity on a path to recovery by 2030, for the benefit of individuals, the planet, the climate, and the economy according to the Agenda 2030 for Sustainable Development and the Paris Agreement on Climate Chang Objectives. It is also worth mentioning EU Bioeconorny Strategy 2018 startup and its Action Plan which updates knowledge from the original strategy publication in 2012. It puts forward an extensive roadmap to strengthen and scale up the bioba ed sectors and unlock investments and markets. A sustainable and circular bioeconomy can convert waste streams into value-added products. This can stimulate innovation and generate incentives to reduce food waste by 50% by 2030. In thi regard, within the olive oil sector there are new proposals and considerable interest for circular economy approaches with a great potencial for the future.

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