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Efra Committee: UK farmers must not be disadvantaged in new EU deal

Latest Efra Committee report calls for Gov to consider actions to avoid undermining animal welfare and precision breeding progress

Jane Thynne
Head of News and Business
clock • 3 min read
Efra Committee chair Alistair Carmichael warned the SPS agreement meant 'there is a lot on the menu for the Government to consider'
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Efra Committee chair Alistair Carmichael warned the SPS agreement meant 'there is a lot on the menu for the Government to consider'

UK agriculture must not be disadvantaged in the process of gaining a new sanitary and phytosanitary (SPS) deal with the European Union, a new report has urged. Following on from a study published by...

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