Considering the important role that biotechnology can play in addressing major future problems such as population growth and increased food demand, as well as environmental issues, a group of leading representatives from research, the food and biotech industry, the farming community and consumer organisations have presented a "vision paper" dealing with European plant biotechnology with a vision towards 2025 to European Research Commissioner Philippe Busquin.
The vision paper, whose title is "Plants for the future - A European vision for plant genomics and biotechnology towards 2025", includes a general overview of the related issues, information concerning international developments, and concrete proposals on the future strategy to be adopted in Europe for the development of this sector.
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