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Agriculture & food
Profile
The Agriculture and Food Committee identifies and provides representation at the European level on issues which have an agriculture and food (agro-food) perspective. It seeks to influence key EU decision-makers to ensure that legislation is created and implemented in a manner that is beneficial to AmCham EU members.
Current issues
- Risk assessment, management, and communication in the agro-food sector
- The importance of innovation in the future of agriculture policy
- 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
Useful links
- European Commission – Phil Hogan, European Commissioner for Agriculture and Rural Development
- European Commission - Vytenis Andriukaitis, European Commissioner for Health & Food Safety
- European Commission - Directorate-General for Agriculture and Rural Development (AGRI)
- European Commission - Directorate-General for Health and Food Safety (SANTE)
- European Parliament - Committee on Environment, Public Health and Food Safety
- European Parliament - Committee on Agricultural and Rural Development