To improve "knowledge transfer" between research centres and industry, the committee urges Member States to promote "knowledge regions" or "clusters" - i.e. regional networks of businesses, suppliers, and research centres, such as Silicon Valley in the USA.
Kukurūza ES 2006. gadā sasniedza 40 % no kopējiem intervences krājumiem; lielākā to daļa (93 %) atrodas Ungārijā.