Strathae invites nations to talk about Euro-wide Sustainable Agriculture Scheme
The agriculture minister Shea Ó Seachnasaigh Ayrloch has announced today he would be setting up a conference and meeting for other countries national agricultural regulators to attend to discuss the idea of a new scheme for animal welfare and sustainable agriculture and food production scheme to set common standards for Organic and Free Range products in Europe where they would also discuss meat acknowledging meat will not disappear from agriculture despite the ban of its sale in Strathae. He said in a statement "We are leaders in Europe for Organic , Free Range and sustainable agriculture in food and agriculture products production. However its no good our standards being so high while there is varying standards throughout Europe some of which are high and some of which are lower. Thats why we are inviting all countries in Europe to an agriculture standards conference top discuss the setting up of a Euorpe wide sustainable agriculture standard outling stocking density numbers for animals, pesticides, medicinces and fertilizers that can be used and minimum set aside land for nature to come to an agreement for a europe wide scheme with common standards to make trading easier and it easier to consumers to have faith that when a label says free range and organic it really means it and when it says sustainable it really means it. We would look for three schemes one for Organic , one for Free Range and one for just sustainable non-organic agriculture. We hope the continet accepts this invite to set up a new era for sustainable agriculture in Europe"
The innitiative have been praised by main in the country for Strathae taking leadership on the issue. Though some sceptics particuarly in the PoT have raised concerns it could leader to a lowering of standards within Strathae and increase in animals per hectare compromising welfare standards. The government has attempted to assure critics that it would seek the highest standards practical while acknowledging compromises may have to be made on standards. In a statement they said "I understand the concerns of watering down standards but if a net benefit is to be achieved in Europe then some compromises will have to be made."