In an own-initiative opinion approved at its October plenary session, the European Economic and Social Committee (EESC) highlighted the many benefits of an EU green strategy to develop the production of plant proteins and oils.
The German rapporteur for the opinion, Lutz Ribbe, told the plenary that the EU “is highly dependent on feed imports, with 75% of its high-protein plants sourced from abroad”.
The expansion of oil crops in the EU could have positive spin-offs such as...