Archive for September, 2010

French and Germans team up on views for future of CAP reform

http://agriculture.gouv.fr

CRD Annual Review

The Chemicals Regulation Directorate (CRD) brings together pesticides, biocides, chemicals and detergents regulatory work into a single organisation and is a Directorate of the Health and Safety Executive. The Annual Review for 2009/10 is a commentary on our achievements against the objectives set for the first year of the new Directorate.

http://www.pesticides.gov.uk/corporate.asp?id=2931

Vince Cable – Science, Research and Innovation Speech

Over the next few weeks and months, major decisions will be made on Government spending priorities as part of a wider move to stabilise the country’s finances and rebalance the economy. They will help to define what we value as a nation and the direction in which we want to head. Investing in science and research is a critical part of that.

To read the full speech click the link below

http://nds.coi.gov.uk/content/Detail.aspx?ReleaseID=415357&NewsAreaID=2

Food Security The Challenge Of Feeding 9 million people

http://www.sciencemag.org/cgi/content/full/327/5967/812

COPA-COGECA WELCOMES EUROPEAN PARLIAMENTS VOTE ON RULES TO IMPROVE FUNCTIONING OF EU FOOD CHAIN

Copa-Cogeca welcomed today the vote by European Parliament on new rules designed to improve the functioning of the EU food supply chain and to ensure a fair income for EU farmers

http://www.copa-cogeca.eu/Download.ashx?ID=672982&fmt=pdf