date:Jun 09, 2012
. While demand was growing for protein, crop production was declining and, with the emergence of pesticide resistant weeds a by-product of GM crops, he claimed, farmers were finding yields falling.
On meat production, he said beef farming in northern Europe was likely to see a greater switch to dairy production, while quality beef production would move south to countries like Italy and the southern regions of France, with CAP reform encouraging that shift and leading to a fall in production vol