Expert highlights the European dairy production model as a guarantee for consumers around the world

The agricultural economist specialized in Common Agrarian Policy and agrarian markets, Tomás García Azcárate is one of the most authoritative voices on the relationships between agricultural policies and competition rules. With extensive experience in different positions in the European Commission, he has also been Coordinator of the European Dairy Market Observatory and, currently, Senior Scientist at the Institute of Economics, Geography and Demography (IEGD-CCHS) of the Higher Council for Scientific Research (CSIC). . Likewise, it is part of the Dairy Sustainability Committee, the scientific advisory body of the “Count on European dairy products” campaign promoted by the Interprofessional Dairy Organization (InLac) with support from the EU. In this opinion forum, García Azcárate reflects on the European production model and the competitive advantages it brings, also for the demanding consumers who today value sustainability, food safety and animal welfare. “As consumers we can ...