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European Strategy for Protein Crop Promotion

Summary

The European Parliament calls for a strategic plan to increase the production of protein crops in Europe to reduce dependency on imports and improve environmental sustainability.
10 17.04.2018
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trade
economy
environment
social policy
public administration
agriculture, forestry and fisheries

Key points

  • The European Union faces a critical deficit in vegetable proteins, importing the vast majority of its supply from countries like Brazil and the USA.
  • The ban on animal-derived proteins in feed has significantly increased the demand for plant-based protein imports.
  • Promoting nitrogen-fixing crops can reduce the environmental footprint by decreasing reliance on energy-intensive synthetic fertilizers.
  • A new European platform and market observatory should be established to track production capacities and research.
Documents (PDFs)
REPORT on a European strategy for the promotion of protein crops – encouraging the production of protein and leguminous plants in the European agriculture sector A European strategy for the promotion of protein crops
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