HL Deb 23 June 1999 vol 602 c91WA
Lord Kennet

asked Her Majesty's Government:

Whether the name "Agricola" for NATO's current operations in Kosovo is a reference to the phrase in Tacitus' Agricola, "They made a desert and called it peace"; and, if so, who chose it. [HL2987]

Lord Burlison

Operation Agricola is the UK's contribution of ground troops to KFOR, the allied ground force operation in Kosovo. It was chosen at random from a list of possible operation names.