CONTENTS
Terms of Reference
Summary
Chapter 1: Introduction
Box 1: Sustainable Intensification of
Agriculture
Chapter 2: A strategic approach to food production
"Sustainable intensification"
Structure of the agricultural sector
A strategic approach
Chapter 3: Innovation—theory and practice
Box 2: Three theories of innovation as applied
to agriculture
Practice
Box 3: Genetic markers
Box 4: Innovation in use of algae
Chapter 4: Agricultural research and innovation
Box 5: Research categories
Research in the EU—the Framework Programme
Research in the EU—networks
Box 6: ERA-NET—networking of research
programmes in the European Research Area
Box 7: Animal Task Force
European Innovation Partnership on agricultural
productivity and sustainability
Box 8: Innovation Union
The need for a strategic approach to research
into agricultural innovation
Chapter 5: Knowledge transfer and innovation
systems
Box 9: The Farm Advisory System (FAS)
The importance of knowledge transfer and
exchange
Methods and diversity of knowledge transfer
Alternative approaches
Box 10: Commission Report on application
of FAS
Payment for knowledge transfer
Elements of successful knowledge transfer
Systems
Box 11: Hen housing project ("Rondeel")
Consumers and knowledge about agricultural
innovation
Chapter 6: EU policy and regulation
Direct payments—Pillar 1 of the CAP
Rural Development—Pillar 2 of the CAP
Box 12: Rural Development Regulation
Regulatory regime—application of the
precautionary approach
Box 13: A snapshot of EU regulation
Animal welfare regulation
Chapter 7: Conclusions and Recommendations
A strategic approach to food production
Innovation—theory and practice
Agricultural research and innovation
Knowledge transfer and innovation systems
EU policy and regulation
Appendix 1: Sub-Committee on Agriculture,
Fisheries and Environment
Appendix 2: List of Witnesses
Appendix 3: Call for Evidence
Appendix 4: Acronyms
Appendix 5: Response from Commissioner Geoghegan-Quinn
and Commissioner Ciolos
Appendix 6: Submission from InCrops
NOTE:
Evidence is published online at http://www.parliament.uk/hleud
and available for inspection at the Parliamentary Archives (020
7219 5314)
References in footnotes to the Report are as follows:
Q refers to a question in oral evidence;
IEUA refers to written evidence as listed in
Appendix 2
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