Mariann Fischer Boel's Blog - Agriculture and rural developmentIn her blog, Commissioner Mariann Fischer Boel wants to share with you her thoughts as she travels around Europe talking to the people in the front line on a range of issues pertaining to agriculture, food and the rural environmentTime to roll up our sleeves- September 15, 2008 I have returned from the summer holidays reinvigorated. There&8217;s nothing quite like helping with the harvest to blow away the cobwebs gathered during ten long days of negotiation in Geneva. Following all the headlines we&8217;ve seen about high food prices, I&8217;m delighted to see that this year&8217;s cereals harvest is estimated to be around 307 million tonnes, ...http://blogs.ec.europa.eu/fischer-boel/time-to-roll-up-our-sleeves/ |