Representatives from Europe’s fresh and processed fruit and vegetable sector voiced their concern last week about the ongoing revisions to the pesticide legislation.
Substantial increases in household food prices could result if the European Parliament succeeds in pushing through its version of proposals to cut the availability of pesticides for use in agriculture. This is the key finding of a new report on the impact of the EU’s proposed pesticides legislation carried out by economist Sean Rickard of the Cranfield School of Management.
The Nomisma Institute in Italy published a study exploring the relationship between the competitiveness of the European agri-food industry and the ongoing revision of the EU’s legislative framework for pesticides (plant protection products). To see an executive summary or to get the full report click here.
Last week in Brussels, Dr. Harald von Witzke of Humboldt University presented a Working Paper entitled “Global agricultural market trends and their impacts on European Union agriculture” which he has co-authored. His presentation, in which he summarises the arguments and presents some of the numbers, may be viewed below. In the coming days, we will be posting some entries showing some shorter snippets from the Q/A session that followed the Professor’s presentation.
