MEPS CALL FOR BEE DISEASE ACTION TO PROTECT FOOD SUPPLIES
October 1st, 2010
BY KEITH NUTHALL
COMPREHENSIVE action across the European Union (EU) is needed to fight bee diseases that are threatening food supplies through lack of pollination, the European Parliament's agriculture committee has said. In a report approved today (Thursday), MEPs warned rising bee mortality could devastate EU food production, as an estimated 76% of food production in Europe depends on bee pollination. The committee urged the European and Commission and EU member states to boost research and training for beekeepers under a revised common agricultural policy ...
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