Brussels, 02/08/2010 (Agence Europe) - On Friday 30 July, the European Commission decided to extend the mandate of the high-level group on the competitiveness of the agro-food industry by making it into a high-level forum, in order to improve the functioning of the food sector as regards contractual relations, logistics and competitiveness. The agro-food sector represents 2% of the GDP of the European Union and 13.5% of all employment in the manufacturing industry. It continues to play a...