Brussels, 16th of March 2026. Today, a broad coalition of Belgian stakeholders presented their call to the Belgian federal government to build a resilient and sustainable protein system.

The coalition is calling for a unified Belgian plan that pools insights and sets clear national objectives for protein diversification.

Among the signatories are universities, civil society groups, supermarkets, and agricultural organisations.

The presentation took place at the Belgian Federal Parliament building, where many of the signatories took the floor, explaining why they support the call for a protein action plan for Belgium, addressing both the supply and demand of sustainable proteins.

It is stated in the call that a future vision should draw inspiration from, for example, the Danish Action Plan for Plant-Based Foods. A comprehensive governmental plan from 2023 that aims to develop the plant-based value chains.

Louise Johansen, Head of Programmes at the Vegetarian Society of Denmark, presented the work that led up to the Danish action plan and how alignment within civil society paved the way for a very broad political agreement to prioritise and boost the production and consumption of plant-based foods.

The signatories are calling on the Belgian government to implement measures that create an attractive business case for farmers; support the food processing industry in strengthening sustainable protein production; promote balanced protein consumption and to ensure coherence and progress through a Protein Observatory.

The position paper was developed by a large group of stakeholders and has been signed by 103 organisations to date. The process is led by Bond Beter Leefmilieu and ProVeg Belgium.

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Participation in the event of the Danish speaker is part of an EU project, which has received grants from the Green Development and Demonstration Programme (GUDP) under the Ministry of Food, Agriculture, and Fisheries of Denmark.