Brussels, 05/01/2007 (Agence Europe) - Speaking at a farm conference in Oxford, England, on 4 January, EU Agriculture and Rural Development Commissioner Mariann Fischer Boel called for a phasing out of production quotas and subsidies from farming in the EU, and a reduction in trade barriers (customs duty) to boost the competitiveness of the EU farming industry. She also briefed farmers on her broad aims for the review of the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) in 2008 and 2009 and the mid-term...