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Policymakers urged to provide 'consistent, sector-wide, support and skills investment' in the agri-food sector

The Lifelong Education Institute's new report has urged the Government to categorise food security, accessibility, and sustainability as a public good and give the agri-food sector the status of a strategic industry

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From left to right - Shadow Food Minister Daniel Zeichner, Harper Adams vice-chancellor Ken Sloan, Dr Marius Ostrowski of the European University Institute and NFU vice-president David Exwood (Lifelong Education Institute)
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From left to right - Shadow Food Minister Daniel Zeichner, Harper Adams vice-chancellor Ken Sloan, Dr Marius Ostrowski of the European University Institute and NFU vice-president David Exwood (Lifelong Education Institute)

A new report has raised concern over the ‘neglected potential of the agri-food sector in the UK' which highlighted the gap between skills requirements and skills provision in agriculture. The Lifelong...

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