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Potato schemes receive £1.8m AHDB levy boost

Residual levy payer funding to support seven projects

Jane Thynne
Head of News and Business
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GB Potatoes has welcomed use of residual levy funding
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GB Potatoes has welcomed use of residual levy funding

Left-over potato levy reserves totalling £1.8m will be used to fund seven industry projects, according to a joint announcement by AHDB and GB Potatoes. The move comes following the wind down of levy...

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