3 Next steps

The development of a sustainable food system is a continuous process. The key messages from a broad range of actors summarised in this report provide valuable inputs to the ongoing work of enhancing sustainability in the food system.

The Governments work and policy on sustainable food systems is now being implemented in several ongoing White Papers to the Parliament. A White Paper on increased self-sufficiency in agricultural products and a White Paper about the fisheries quota system was adopted by the Norwegian Parliament in April 2024. Many of the other elements considered in this document are currently addressed in ongoing work on White Papers that will be submitted to the Parliament, for example, White Papers on animal welfare, and the general implementation of the Sustainable Development Goals. Norway is also working on a new national biodiversity strategy and action plan in time for the Convention on Biological Diversity COP16. A White Paper on climate change will be presented in spring 2025.

The government considers cross-sectoral dialogue and close cooperation among all food system actors to be a useful tool for ensuring a holistic approach to addressing food system sustainability. As a follow up of the national dialogue, there is a strong momentum to continue this process at the national, regional, and local level.

The Norwegian Government remains committed to the UN Food Systems process and looks forward to the next stocktaking meeting in 2025.