Williams calls for greater investment in agricultural science

Roger Williams MP used this morning’s DEFRA questions to urge the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs to ensure that the UK gets its share of the money for agricultural science included in the new CAP proposals and that it is distributed wisely.

Roger Williams said “I was encouraged to see the CAP reform will include investment in agricultural science. With food security increasingly becoming a problem, we need science to play its part in feeding people.

“I was also encouraged by the Secretary of State’s response. She agreed that science was crucial to the future of agriculture and assured me that the UK will be given its fair share of the funds.”