COPA and Cogeca: Agriculture can play role in fighting climate change
The umbrella bodies for European farmers and agri co-ops outlined their concerns at the projected impact of climate change on farming over the next 50 years at an informal meeting of EU farm ministers in Vaxjo, Sweden.
COPA president Padraig Walshe said these projected changes will adversely affect crop yields, livestock management and location of production, threaten farm incomes and cause land abandonment in some parts of Europe. Mr Walshe, the Irish Farmers Association leader, outlined some ideas as to how agriculture can both adapt and mitigate the effects of climate change.
