FARM NEWS
Ambitious Plans Set
Out for Lincolnshire’s
Food Industry
The food and farming sector in
Greater Lincolnshire will double
its contribution to the economy
by 2030 by investing in skills,
knowledge and production
capacity.
That’s the ambitious target set out in
a new plan for the region’s agri-food
sector which has now been published by
the Greater Lincolnshire Local Enterprise
Partnership. The Greater Lincolnshire
Agri-food Sector Plan 2014-2020
confirms Greater Lincolnshire as a
market leader in the agri-food sector,
pointing out that 10% of English
agriculture, 5% of UK food processing
jobs and 70% of the UK fish processing
sector are in Greater Lincolnshire.
The plan says the prospects for future
growth are very positive, with large
future increases in global demand
projected; but the agri-food sector in
Greater Lincolnshire faces a number
of challenges and needs a clear and
ambitious strategic plan if it is to sustain
its market-leading position.
Among the plan’s recommendations
are the creation of an industry-led Food
Board, a new sector skills plan, a 25year water supply plan to support food
production and investment in transport
infrastructure.
“Greater Lincolnshire is fortunate
to be home to the UK’s largest and
most progressive food sector, with
dynamic businesses and well developed
supply chains,” said Mark Tinsley, a
south Lincolnshire arable farmer and
sector lead for the plan at the Greater
Lincolnshire LEP.
“Our agri-food sector is truly a national
leader in this rapidly growing sector,
but we must not rest on our laurels.
The coming decades will bring many
challenges and it’s important that
Greater Lincolnshire is ready to face
them.
“Our plan for the agri-food sector in
Greater Lincolnshire is ambitious, but we
are confident that it is achievable.”
The Greater Lincolnshire LEP will
soon be sending the plan to agri-food
and related businesses in the area and
welcomes feedback.
A new brochure promoting the area’s
food industry and related businesses
such as logistics and packaging will also
be published soon.
www.greaterlincolnshirelep.co.uk
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