Developing grain legume production in Europe – why & how ?
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Developing grain legume production in Europe – why & how ?
A collection of slides presented by:
David Gouache: Deputy Director ; Director of Research chez Terres Inovia presented at the IGC Grains Conference 2020
Take Home messages:
- Grain legume cropping in EU needs to increase x7-8 to reach the sensible worldwide benchmark
- In France = changing only 5% of cereals + corn to grain legumes à not a revolution, just an evolution
- Small shift but big step to sustaining competitiveness of EU agriculture
- Small shift but big step for all players in agricultural industry : technical innovation, value chain innovation all require time and collective efforts
- Innovation for legumes needs to be protected & stimulated, not thwarted by regulations
