Julien Denormandie, the French Minister for Agriculture, presented a declaration on Monday 21 September in Brussels, supported by 15 of his counterparts, aimed at developing plant proteins and reducing the risks associated with excessive dependence on imports from third countries (see EUROPE B12562A6).
He called on the European Commission to increase the flexibility for paying coupled support to develop legumes. “The areas aided must not be capped and mixtures of legumes and grasses must...