AGRICULTURE AND ENVIRONMENT BIOTECHNOLOGY COMMISSION
TWENTY-FIRST COMMISSION MEETING
THURSDAY 11 DECEMBER 2003
THE HOLIDAY INN, ORMEAU AVENUE, BELFAST
AGENDA
The meeting is open for the public to observe.
8.50am
Doors open to Public
9.00am
Apologies for Absence Minutes of previous meeting Matters of report
9.15 - 9.45am
GM and coexistence policy in Republic of Ireland (Ronnie Devlin, Department
of the Environment, Heritage and Local Government and Gerry Lohan, Department of Agriculture and
Food)
9.45 - 10.15am
Mid Term Review and WTO and Implications for UK Agriculture (John Gilliland).
Paper AEBC/03/11
10.15 - 10.45am
The UK Government Agenda for promoting sustainable agriculture (Defra and
Devolved Administrations)
10.45 - 11.00am
Coffee
11.00 - 11.30am
Difficulties in sourcing non-GM feed (Willis Mackey and Michael McAree,
Northern Ireland Grain Trade Association)
11.30 - 11.50am
Defra perspectives on future AEBC work (Linda Smith)