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Can we swallow rising food prices?
International grain prices have climbed sharply as drought in Russia and Black Sea countries has driven futures markets higher. What will it mean for food prices? And how will food manufacturers cope?
Culling of the Agricultural Wages Board - An expert's viewpoint
On 22 July 2010, the Government announced its intention to abolish the Agricultural Wages Board and to take measures to bring agricultural workers within the scope of the National Minimum Wages Act. The Government believes that these changes will allow the agricultural industry to adopt flexible and modern employment practices.
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Driving Change in the Fresh Produce Sector - EFFP Report
EFFP has recently completed a piece of work in partnership with Defra and the Fruit and Vegetable Task Force to review the fresh produce sector and the role of Producer Organisations (POs) within it. The final report contains a number of key recommendations for the industry which we are now discussing with fresh produce businesses across the UK. As part of the reporting to Defra we have produced a best practice guide for Producer Organisations, An interview with Ad Klaassen the Director of the Dutch Produce Association and a Case Study focusing on retail buying practice..
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Agrifood confidence attracts investment
A recent survey of 70 senior agri-food executives conducted by English Farming and Food Partnerships (EFFP) has indicated that over 90% of the respondents were increasingly confident about the future of their businesses and 70% plan to invest significant sums in their businesses over the next two years.
EFFP Annual Conference 2010 - Book now!
FOOD GB: Stepping up to the plate is the conference bringing together business leaders from across the food and farming sectors and where industry captains present their views on the future trading environment, how businesses can react and prosper and ultimately what they can do to "step up to the plate" and seize the opportunity.
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