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A new agreement that will see British farmers and food producers export pork to Taiwan for the first time is expected to be worth in excess of £50 million over the next five years.
DEFRA has issued the guidance and has provided a package of financial and technical advice to help farmers reduce emissions.
The initiative was instigated by key industry stakeholders and is set to be rolled out from 2019.
Chinese Government first imposed a ban on British beef more than 20 years ago in the wake of the BSE outbreak.
Soft fruit is a staple for many UK consumers, and the British love affair with strawberries and raspberries is particularly prominent. According to Defra, consumption of strawberries and raspberries has risen by 150 percent and 123 percent respectively between 1996 and 2015, supported by perceived health benefits and improved availability.…
The money is expected to develop scientific breakthroughs in crop research and innovation.
More than 44,000 responses have been received on the Government’s proposals for the future for food, farming and the environment after Brexit.
Farming’s growing contribution to the economy is further evidence that the sector needs to be properly valued by the government post-Brexit, the NFU said as the new total farming income figures were released.
The beginning of a six-month adjustment period makes good on one of the Conservative Government's campaign promises.
The head of the association accused the writers of the report, which targets Defra as it prepares for Brexit, of "cherry picking" statistics.
A move by the British Government, in collaboration with a group made up of more than 20 partner organisations, to create a centralised, fully digital data-sharing platform for the livestock industry has been widely praised.
Shared European agencies overseeing food standards and safety have created a buffer for the UK as it continued to cut the budgets of its own, according to new analysis. But with Brexit fast approaching, how will the nation police and regulate its food industry?
A Government consultation, ‘Health and Harmony: The Future for Food, Farming and the Environment in a Green Brexit’, launched this week, has been welcomed by the Food and Drink Federation as a first step in highlighting some of the challenges the food sector faces.
Scotch whisky, salmon and chocolate are big hitters in the growing overseas market place according to 2017's UK Government figures.
Representatives from leading food industry bodies and politicians were brought together yesterday to discuss competitiveness, the skills crisis, access to export markets and fostering innovation at the Westminster Food & Nutrition Forum's keynote seminar on policy priorities for the UK food and drink industry.
