War in Ukraine Reveals the Pain Points in the European Food System's Transition

The question is whether or not those short-term actions will have a long-term negative effect on the pace of the required food transition. Our conclusion is that they need not have a negative impact if policymakers, corporations, and farmers use the current crises to focus on those parts of the food transition that were so painfully exposed by the war in Ukraine. At the same time, short-term food insecurity can be remedied with short-term solutions, while the long-term trajectory of promoting both more sustainable production and consumption continues.