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931: The future is in our hands

This paper is taken from a talk given at the South of England Agricultural Society Conference, 2009 by Professor David Leaver in his role as President of BIAC (The British Institute of Agricultural Consultants).

Year of Publication2009

Food and its production in this country can only increase in importance in the coming years. It is up to the industry itself to ensure that we have progressive and viable food production which makes its contribution to society both for this country and globally. What we need is an innovative, highly skilled, forward looking and most importantly a confident industry for the future. The opportunities are there and we need to take them. We need to be cautious about dietary advice like eating less meat and dairy products which is based on over-simplistic interpretation of the science.

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• Subject Collection > Training & skills
• Subject Collection > Rural policy & development > Economic development
• Subject Collection > Food & drink > Food & drink supply chains

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agriculture change skills media