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2004/2/10
European policy-makers and forestry experts meeting at FAO recently agreed that an expanded European Union (EU) stands to gain from the economic, social and environmental benefits of poplar and willow cultivation.
Participants at the "First International Conference on the Future of Poplar Culture", held at FAO Headquarters in Rome, 13-15 November, discussed the implications of integration of the forestry sectors of the EU, candidate countries to the EU and the broader pan-European region for the forestry sector in general and poplar culture in particular.
The conference was hosted by the National Poplar Commission of Italy, the Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Ministry of Agricultural and Forest Policies in collaboration with FAO. |
