British farmers to be given greater protections in future trade deals
It comes after a former environment secretary criticised the treatment of farmers in the UK-Australia trade pact.
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It comes after a former environment secretary criticised the treatment of farmers in the UK-Australia trade pact.
It comes after a former environment secretary criticised the treatment of farmers in the UK-Australia trade pact.
UK Government Minister for Scotland, Malcolm Offord, has written this for the Scottish Farmer:
Fungal infections destroy a significant amount of crops worldwide. Scientists have warned that the crop losses due to fungal infections cause hundreds of thousands of people to miss out on calories they could have if the crops survived. And this will only get worse as our world gets warmer.
If the European Union wants to fully utilize the genetic potential of crops, new breeding technologies (NBTs) should be treated no differently than traditional breeding methods. An unnecessarily burdensome approval procedure is illogical and counterproductive, especially during a time of rapidly increasing food prices and global geopolitical conflicts that disrupt supply chains.