Short-rotation forestry and short-rotation coppice crops are currently little used, but demand for them is likely to increase. If they are considered to be significant and necessary bioenergy feedstock sources, their planting must be scaled up sustainably, in line with best forestry practices and limited to an appropriate area of land, so as to minimise competition with food crops.

Short-rotation forestry and short-rotation coppice crops are currently little used, but demand for them is likely to increase. If they are considered to be significant and necessary bioenergy feedstock sources, their planting must be scaled up sustainably, in line with best forestry practices and limited to an appropriate area of land, so as to minimise competition with food crops. Type: conclusion | Number: 49 | Paragraph: 230 | Response status: not_addressed Government response: We agree that if domestic short-rotation forestry and short-rotation coppice crops are to be upscaled they need to do so sustainably, in line with best forestry practices and that planting energy crops should not result in a reduction of domestic food production. We will be exploring these issues in