FOOD PRODUCTION RISK
March 1st, 2005
BY KEITH NUTHALLTHE EUROPEAN Commission has asked European Union (EU) ministers to consider improving crisis management tools available to farmers and other food producers, especially protecting them against natural disasters. It has presented ministers with three options, asking them to choose a preferred tactic, which could be worked up into a formal proposal. They include:*Helping farmers and growers afford insurance premiums for policies covering natural disasters, such as extreme weather conditions or livestock and crop disease, (the Commission has also ...
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