Memorandum submitted by NABIM
nabim represents the milling sector in
the UK. As a technologically based sector of the food processing
industry we depend on wheat as our raw ingredient and are involved
in many of the scientific issues surrounding its production. We
have regular contact with both Defra and the Food Standards Agency.
As a sector that is dependent on the production of
quality wheat for milling we believe that key areas for the committee
to examine are:
(1) The significant reduction in Defra funding
of R & D for production agriculture.
(2) The manner in which R & D is prioritised
between production and other areas such as environmental matters.
(3) The method by which the department consults
with the various industry sectors in establishing R & D
priorities.
(4) The consideration that the department gives
to scientific research on the growing of agricultural crops safely.
March 2008
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