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	View Edit Domain: GreenBio Title: * Body: Is EU agriculture stuck in its old ways? Or could it get further down the road to profitability by being more innovative? <br /> <br /> That is the question being asked in a potentially ground-breaking inquiry into ‘Innovation and EU Agriculture’ launched by peers in the House of Lords this week.<br /> <br /> The aim of the inquiry is to identify how innovation in EU agriculture can be best encouraged and supported at a time when factors like population increase and climate change have presented new challenges for agriculture in the UK, Europe and globally.<br /> <br /> Lord Carter of Coles, chairman of the House of Lords EU Sub-Committee on Agriculture, Fisheries and Farming, said his inquiry would look at innovation from perspective of the high-tech, such as biotechnology and IT, to the most simple business processes.<br /> <br /> Against this backdrop the committee will be considering:<br /> <ul> <li>How far agriculture is innovating today;</li> <li>What the obstacles to innovation are;</li> <li>What challenges are likely to drive innovation in the future;</li> <li>The key players and structures needed to support innovation in EU agriculture;</li> <li>How the CAP and EU Research Programme can help to resolve the issues identified.</li> </ul> Lord Carter said: “Innovation can refer to specific examples of new technologies, such as biotechnology, information technology and new machinery; much simpler business processes, such as the decision to plant a new crop, alteration to a label or a change in the terms used to market a product; and more generic processes by which ideas are conceived, developed and deployed throughout the agricultural sector. Against this background, we have a number of issues that we want to explore with the help of contributions from interested parties.”<br /> <br /> The committee is inviting contributions from across the agricultural, food production, retail, environmental and research sectors.<br /> <br /> The closing date for written evidence is September 24. The Committee will begin to take oral evidence from witnesses in the autumn with a view to reporting before next summer. <br /> <br /> To find out more, see the committee’s web page: <a href="http://www.parliament.uk/business/committees/committees-a-z/lords-select/eu-environment-and-agriculture-sub-committee-d/">http://www.parliament.uk/business/committees/committees-a-z/lords-select/eu-environment-and-agriculture-sub-committee-d/</a><br /> <br /> * See Lord Carter of Coles talking about the inquiry on Parliament’s YouTube Channel at <a href="http://www.youtube.com/user/UKparliament">www.youtube.com/user/UKparliament</a>.<br /> <br /> © 2010 by UBM Information Ltd. All rights reserved. Captcha: Please Enter Code : * Time Zone: * Select the time zone Vocabularies Newsletter: Domain: Show summary in full view Input format Filtered HTML Web page addresses and e-mail addresses turn into links automatically. Lines and paragraphs break automatically. Full HTML Web page addresses and e-mail addresses turn into links automatically. Lines and paragraphs break automatically. news_filter Web page addresses and e-mail addresses turn into links automatically. More information about formatting options			Related Articles Genetic engineering: Speeding up evolution Agriculture biotech increases at RTP Biotech crops still viewed with suspicion Scientists reveal plan to double the world's food supply BASF to Stop Selling Genetically Modified Products in Europe BASF to Stop Selling Genetically Modified Products in Europe Approvals of GMOs in the European Union BIO Announces Fritz Bittenbender as the New Vice President, ... Need to conduct biotechnological agriculture research stress... French GMO crops unlikely in 2012 despite end of ban Top GreenBio Articles

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