Rural Affairs, Islands and Natural Environment Committee

1. Decision on taking business in private: The Committee will decide whether to take item 4 in private. 2. Consideration of petition: The Committee will consider petition PE1490: Control of wild goose numbers, by Patrick Krause on behalf of the Scottish Crofting Federation, and take evidence from— Patrick Krause, Chief Executive, Scottish Crofting Federation. 3. Crisis in Ukraine - impact on food supply chain in Scotland: The Committee will take evidence from— Elspeth Macdonald, Chief Executive Officer, Scottish Fishermen’s Federation; Professor Alan Matthews, Professor Emeritus of European Agricultural Policy, Trinity College Dublin; Dr Mike Rivington, Land Use System Modeller, James Hutton Institute; Steven Thomson, Agricultural Economist, Scotland’s Rural College; Scott Walker, Chief Executive Officer, National Farmers Union Scotland. 4. Crisis in Ukraine - impact on food supply chain in Scotland: The Committee will review the evidence heard earlier in the meeting.