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UK farming and the future of the Common Agricultural Policy
Wednesday, 13th October 2010
VENUE:Central London
This event is CPD Certified
Peter Kendall
Gwilym Jones
Guests of Honour: Gwilym Jones, International & Legal Affairs, Cabinet of Commissioner Cioloş, European Commission; Peter Kendall, President, National Farmers' Union and George Lyon MEP, Liberal Democrat MEP for Scotland and Rapporteur of the Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development (ComAgri)
With the European Commission preparing a report on the future of the Common Agricultural Policy, this seminar will look ahead to the future of UK farming post 2013. Discussion will centre on the practical and policy issues concerned with maintaining a farming industry that is both economically and ecologically sustainable, and able to meet the challenges of climate change, food security and the need to cut emissions.
We are delighted to be able to include in this seminar keynote presentations from: Professor Allan Buckwell, Policy Director, CLA (Country Land & Business Association); Peter Kendall, President, National Farmers' Union; Gwilym Jones, International & Legal Affairs, Cabinet of Commissioner Cioloş, European Commission; Dr Nerys Llewelyn Jones, Associate Solicitor, John Collins & Partners; George Lyon MEP, Liberal Democrat MEP for Scotland and Rapporteur of the Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development (ComAgri); Peter Melchett, Policy Director, Soil Association; Martin Nesbit, Director for EU and International Agriculture, Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, Food and Farming Group; Alan Swinbank, Emeritus Professor of Agricultural Economics, University of Reading and Jack Thurston, Co-founder, farmsubsidy.org. Further senior participants are being approached.
Neil Parish MP, Member, Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Select Committee has kindly agreed to chair part of this seminar.
