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"en.20110308.22.2-401-000"2
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"According to data included in this report, production of protein crops in the European Union has declined 30% over the last 10 years. However, the rapporteur says that ‘Overall EU protein crop production currently only occupies 3% of … arable land ... In spite of public support …, production of dried pulses … has again decreased to roughly one million ha in 2008. More than 40 million tonnes of crop proteins … are imported annually, representing 80% of the EU’s crop protein consumption’. These figures should be enough to draw the attention of the political leadership and justify a change in policy. At a time when food prices are hitting historic highs, putting food security at risk, the European Union, which is reviewing its common agricultural policy, cannot fail to look at the problem of protein crop production and try to find a solution. This will have to involve an increased commitment to these crops which, as well as reducing imports, improve the contribution of agriculture to environmental protection, as protein crops can significantly cut greenhouse gas emissions."@en1
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