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Science under the grain mountains

By: Language: English Series: New Scientist ; 117(1603) 10 March 1988, 41-43(3)Publication details: 1988Subject(s): Summary: Europe is growing more food than it can sell and in 1987 the EEC spent almost two-thirds of its budget on agriculture, mostly to buy surpluses . The solution is to produce less or grow different and more saleable crops. This article reports on the current dilemma facing European agriculture and the implications for research and future technological development in the industry.

Europe is growing more food than it can sell and in 1987 the EEC spent almost two-thirds of its budget on agriculture, mostly to buy surpluses . The solution is to produce less or grow different and more saleable crops. This article reports on the current dilemma facing European agriculture and the implications for research and future technological development in the industry.