Land use: the importance of UK food production, 2008

 Submitted by:NCW Science and Technology Committee The National Council of Women in conference assembled, aware that the availability of adequate and affordable food is essential and acknowledging that: (i) the effect on food production from climate change, both...

Badgers and the protection of cattle, 2010

Submitted by:South West and Midland Region NCW The National Council of Women, aware of the recent economic and personal problems arising from Tuberculosis in cattle, welcomes the proposals, set out in a public consultation exercise which ends in December, whereby...

Feeding current and future generations safely, 2011

Submitted by: The European Union of Women (British Section) The National Council of Women, in Conference assembled, aware of the need to safeguard future generations around the world and the consequent obligation to ensure the protection of the entire food chain and...

Poisonous Sprays, 1962

The National Council ofWomen in Conference assembled, urges the Minister of Agriculture to introduce legislation to prevent the widespread use of poisonous insecticides and weedkillers as they consider them to be dangerous to the health of the nation. The use of these...