The UN Climate Change Conference got underway in Copenhagen. Over the next two weeks, delegates from 192 countries will be negotiating targets to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, in particular by developed countries.

Throughout the conference, food production and agriculture will be much discussed. As the Confederation of the Food and Drinks Industries of the EU (CIAA) points out in a paper prepared in advance of Copenhagen, the issues of climate change and food security are "intrinsi...