Sustainable inclusive bio-economy - new opportunities for European economy (own-initiative opinion)

EESC opinion: Sustainable inclusive bio-economy - new opportunities for European economy (own-initiative opinion)

The bioeconomy encompasses the production of renewable biological resources and their conversion into food, feed, bio-based products and bioenergy. This includes agriculture, forestry, fisheries, food, pulp and paper production, as well as parts of chemical, biotechnological and energy industries. For the purpose of this opinion, research on genomes, cell processes and bioinformatics is not specifically considered.