Friday 13 Nov 2009 @ 12:04
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
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Online discussion on the agricultural industry
The ability of England’s agricultural sector to withstand shocks and remain competitive is the subject of a 6 week online discussion forum launched yesterday.
The discussion is the latest step in engaging with stakeholders on the state of the industry with the aim to identify potential strategies to improve productivity and resilience in the farming industry.
The discussion builds on the views gathered at the workshop held by Defra on 16 July, which was attended by academics, industry representatives, policy makers and farmers.
Areas on which views are sought include:
The discussion document can be found at http://engage.defra.gov.uk/resilience/ and will be accessible until 23 December 2009.