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The sector plays a vital role in ensuring food security, supporting rural economies, contributing to climate objectives, and strengthening sustainable biomass supply and industrial value chains across the EU.</p>\n\n\n\n<p>The statement calls on the European Parliament and Member States to:</p>\n\n\n\n<ul><li>Explicitly include agriculture, bioeconomy, and food within the scope of Policy Window 2 of the ECF and Horizon Europe;</li><li>Ensure sufficient and dedicated funding for agri-food research and innovation;</li><li>Guarantee balanced representation of all agri-food stakeholders in EU priority-setting and programming processes.</li></ul>\n\n\n\n<p>The signatories underline that innovation in agriculture, aquaculture and food systems is not only key to sustainability goals, but also essential for Europe’s long-term economic resilience and global leadership, while reaffirming their readiness to work constructively with EU institutions to ensure that these key areas receive the 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