FISCHER BOEL INTERVIEW

BY DAVID HAWORTHRURAL development will be the CAP's cornerstone for at least the next decade in its twin ambitions of creating regional growth and supporting farmers who need to modernise, promises the recently arrived European Union (EU) agriculture Commissioner, Mrs Mariann Fischer Boel.At an interview with the Farmers Guardian, in Brussels, the former Danish agriculture minister said that after a breathless four months in office, she was ready to take stock of her portfolio - and plan for the next five years.She had suggested an early morning rendezvous, and ...


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