On Wednesday 11 February, organisations from the EU’s agri-food chain called on European leaders to place agriculture at the heart of the European competitiveness agenda (see other news).
A number of farming organisations have issued a statement emphasising the strategic role of the sector for the EU’s economy, food security and resilience in an unstable geopolitical context. They argue that the agri-food value chain generates over €1 trillion in gross value added and is a pillar of...