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Research and innovation are at the top of the EU's agenda for growth and jobs, this is why innovation has been placed at the heart of the Europe 2020 strategy, with the Innovation Union as its flagship. The European budget for innovation and research for agriculture and food production has been significantly increased. The meat industry has a role to play underlining the role of innovation while addressing its responsible policy of producing “more with less”, in accordance with the Europe 2020 strategy.
Current EU debates are taking place on the ways to enhance innovation and the translation of research results in the farming sector, as outlined in the Commission's CAP reform legislative proposals on 12 October 2011.
The European innovation partnership (EIP) will be implemented partly through the post-2013 Common Agriculture Policy (CAP), with specific funding available through the Rural Development (UECBV is active in the EU Advisory Group on Rural Development) policy on innovative actions for ‘operational groups’, involving farmers, advisors, researchers and enterprises. Against a backdrop of food security issues, the aim of the EIP is to target research and innovation to the challenge of producing more food in a sustainable manner.
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