The agricultural sector in Europe is undergoing a challenging phase characterized by crises resulting from significant changes in recent decades. These changes have given rise to a series of unaddressed challenges, including the strategies for sustaining small-scale farming in the face of globalization, achieving a fair transition to eco-friendly practices, and striking a balance between tradition and modernization.

In Rotterdam, but also in other Dutch cities, food supply in public spaces has increased sharply in the past 15 years and the share of (unhealthy) fast food has grown strongly. Since 2004, the fast food share in Rotterdam has grown by 46%¹. This increase is greatest in neighborhoods with a low socio-economic score.