EU needs urgent innovation to transform agriculture
Published on 07-07-2011
Committee members call for innovation in EU agriculture. (Photo: 'ontheRock' Flickr)
UK Select Committee says agricultural innovation must be at the heart of both EU and UK policy-making.
Agricultural innovation must be at the heart of both Europe and the UK's policy-making, in an effort to respond to a rising global population, to the challenges of climate change and to food price volatility.
This is the core message of the House of Lords Agriculture, Fisheries and Environment EU Sub-Committee, which has reported the findings of its year-long investigation into innovation in EU agriculture.
The Nineteenth Report of the European Union Committee - 'Innovation in EU agriculture' is available in HTML format here, or for download via link.
European Union Chairman, Lord Carter of Coles, gives an explanation of the report:
