Brussels, 08/03/2012 (Agence Europe) - On the occasion of the International Women's Day, COPA-COGECA highlighted the enormous potential women have to making agriculture a more dynamic, innovative and profitable sector. Nonetheless, COPA-COGECA Secretary-General Pekka Pesonen warned that they are currently held back by a lack of training and support, and urged EU decision-makers to enhance measures for this under the common agricultural policy (CAP) post-2013.
The Commission's current...