Cautious welcome for NFU strategy
Series: Scotsman ; 2 August 2001, 4 | NFU Press Release ; 1 August 2001, (3)Publication details: 2001Subject(s): Summary: 6+e NFU presented its survival strategy, "A strategy for UK agriculture", to food industry leaders at the Food Industry Summit. The strategy presents farming as being in a vicious circle where lower incomes lead to lack of investment and an inability to consider wider markets. It outlines 4 key opportunities: producing commodity products; adding value and developing new commodity products including non-food ones and providing environmental and other services to the public. However it does not mention the need for a longterm solution through government policy.| Item type | Current library | Call number | Copy number | Status | Barcode | |
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| News article | London News article | WB3730-31 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | 1 | Available | 113907-1001 |
6+e NFU presented its survival strategy, "A strategy for UK agriculture", to food industry leaders at the Food Industry Summit. The strategy presents farming as being in a vicious circle where lower incomes lead to lack of investment and an inability to consider wider markets. It outlines 4 key opportunities: producing commodity products; adding value and developing new commodity products including non-food ones and providing environmental and other services to the public. However it does not mention the need for a longterm solution through government policy.