The Farmers Mart Jun/Jul 2014 - Issue 34 | Page 38

ARABLE

NEXT UK GOVERNMENT
SHOULD WORK TO
BOOST AGRICULTURAL
PRODUCTIVITY, SAYS CPA
The Crop Protection
Association (CPA) has said
that, despite a welcome
consensus among UK
politicians that the next
UK Government should
be working to boost
agricultural productivity,
it’s vital that more is done
to persuade European
politicians to adopt the
same viewpoint.
Speaking at the CPA Annual
Convention Sir James Paice
MP (Conservative), Huw
Irranca-Davies MP (Labour)
and David Heath MP (Liberal
Democrat) were invited
to outline the policies and

approach they believe the next
government should take to
support productive agriculture
in the UK and to meet the
challenges of food security in
the coming decades.
Nick von Westenholz, CEO
of the CPA (pictured) said:
“With under a year to go
before the next General
Election, it was encouraging
to hear MPs from across the
political spectrum all agree
that the next UK government
should work to boost domestic
agricultural productivity.
“Those of us involved in
food and farming policy are
keenly aware that our issues

are often complex and require
an element of judgement and
balance to resolve. In recent
years UK politicians seem to
have grasped the importance
of taking time and care to
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