UFU Joins With Euro Farmers
The Ulster Farmers' Union has joined forces with farmers across Europe at the Congress of European Farmers in Strasbourg. 800 farmers from 31 countries signed the "Strasbourg declaration" of people working in agriculture and forestry throughout Europe. The theme for the COPA farming conference was "European Agriculture in the World", with a focus on global agricultural markets in the coming decade and Europe's competetive position. The UFU delegation heard presentations from the European Commissioner for Agriculture and Rural development Mrs. Mariann Fischer Boel, WTO General Director Mr. Pascal Lamy, as well as Members of the European Parliament Joseph Daul and Reimer Boge. The Strasbourg Declaration emphasised the crucial role which agriculture plays. Campbell Tweed said; "European agriculture provides almost half a billion citizens with high-quality agricultural and food products. The European market is open to world markets and at the same time Europe is the leading importer and second leading exporter of agricultural and food products. Furthermore, least developed countries enjoy free access to the European market, one of the most lucrative in the world. European agriculture helps drive the European economy. Agriculture and forestry employ more than 10 million men and women and generate numerous jobs upstream and downstream. Agriculture maintains the countryside and provides attractive living conditions throughout the whole European continent".
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