6th September 2010 – The Forum for the Future of Agriculture’s meeting in Moscow has raised many important issues. These have included the necessity to build a greater understanding between the EU and Russia on agricultural policy and the need to establish closer links. In addition, leaders have been asked to work together and find… » read more

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On the 6th September over 150 delegates are expected to attend the year’s second Regional Forum for the Future of Agriculture in Moscow. Important political leaders such as former EU Agriculture Commissioner, Franz Fischler, and Paolo De Castro (Chairman of the European Parliament’s Agriculture Committee), will join Russian Minister of Agriculture Elena Skrynnik, and President… » read more

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Blogactiv spoke to Mairead McGunness MEP at the 3rd Forum for the Future of Agriculture in Brussels. She explains her hopes for a reformed Common Agricultural Policy and how any changes may impact farmers and consumers. [kml_flashembed movie=”http://www.youtube.com/v/2Ko8Z3Winx0″ width=”425″ height=”350″ wmode=”transparent” /]

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At FFA 2010, we spoke to Bernard Graciet, Head of EU Corporate Affairs for Syngenta. He explains why he believes that in the short-term, the agricultural world needs to be more organised if it is to prevent another food crisis. He is, however, very hopeful that the world can feed a larger population in the… » read more

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Stephan Schraff, Public & Government Affairs, Bayer CropScience, spoke to Blogactiv about the future of chemistry in agriculture. [kml_flashembed movie=”http://www.youtube.com/v/1piiUjrryF4″ width=”425″ height=”350″ wmode=”transparent” /]

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