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Agriculture & Food
The Agriculture and Food Committee identifies and provides representation at the European level on issues which have an agriculture and food (agro-food) perspective including the Farm to Fork Strategy. It seeks to influence key EU decision-makers to ensure that legislation is created and implemented fairly and adopts a collaborative approach between authorities, civil society, academics and the private sector.
Committee priorities:
Cultivating a sustainable and productive European agriculture
Current issues
- Risk assessment, management, and communication in the agro-food sector
- The importance of innovation in the future of agriculture policy
- The transition towards more sustainable food systems
- Discriminatory taxation in the agro-food sector
- Sustainability aspects of international trade in agricultural products
Sectors represented
- Food retailers
- Seed breeders
- Pharmaceutical
- Biotech
- Animal health supplies
- Agricultural products sector