Our keynote speaker was Willi Schulz-Greve. It was certainly refreshing to hear such a senior official with the EU Commission acknowledge how the agricultural landscape globally is changing. In his presentation, he acknowledged the fact that major food producing regions of the world were becoming more protectionist and seeking ways to directly support their farmers. The question is: where do the WTO’s rules fit into this equation and how does the CAP have to modernise and provide sufficient safeguards for EU farmers.