Agrifood Centre
Duchy College, Cornwalls college of the countryside |
British Pig Executive
BPEX determines MLC’s Pig Strategy and ensures that pig levy payers’ money is efficiently deployed in line with that strategy. |
CLA
The CLA is the premier organisation safeguarding the interests of those responsible for land, property and business throughout rural England and Wales. |
Defra
Defra works for the essentials of life water, food, air, land, people, animals and plants |
English Beef & Lamb Executive
The EBLEX objective is to create a sustainable and competitive beef and lamb sector. We deliver a wide range of technology transfer and market information services to businesses across the English beef and lamb supply chain. |
EU Protected Food Names
EU Protected Food Names.Locally produced food and drink producers have their unique heritage, character and reputation protected through the EU Protected Food Name Scheme administered by DEFRA. |
FARMA
FARMA is a co-operative of farmers, producers selling on a local scale, and farmers' markets organisers. |
Farming and Wildlife Advisory Group
The Farming and Wildlife Advisory Group (FWAG) is the UK's only independent and dedicated provider of environmental and conservation advice and consultancy to farmers and crofters. Formed in 1969, FWAG has grown into a network of 120 highly skilled Farm Conservation Advisers located within 55 regional and county groups across the UK.
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The Food and Drink Federation (FDF)
Export Support: Food from Britain in the UK has now closed. You can still find information about support for UK food and drink exporters through The Food and Drink Federation.
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Food Standards Agency
The FSA provides advice and information to the public and Government on food safety from farm to fork, nutrition and diet. It also protects consumers through effective food enforcement and monitoring. |
Gloucestershire First/Gloucestershire Food Vision
Gloucestershire First is the countywide economic partnership established to develop and support the economic well-being of the county. |
Guild of Fine Food Retailers
The Guild's mission is to champion the cause of the independent speciality retailer and producers of fine food.
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IGD
Bringing together intelligence, opinion & experience from the food & grocery chain
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Invest in Fish
The three year project is the first within a wider initiative, led by WWF-UK, the National Federation of Fishermen's Organisations and Marks & Spencer, which aims to agree the measures needed to best sustain fish stocks within the region (Celtic Sea, English Channel and Western Approaches), considerate of the regional economy, local communities and the wider marine environment. |
Local Food Channel
The Local Food Channel brings you the best in local food and drink, through interesting video profiles, unique TV programmes, entertaining cookery shows, inspirational video recipes, reports, interviews, news and much more. The channel is completely free to view, and by using the power of online video, their aim is to support local food producers and consumers, connecting consumers with producers in a fresh and innovative way. |
Meat & Livestock Commission
MLC works with the British meat and livestock industry (cattle, sheep and pigs) to improve its efficiency and competitive position; and to maintain and stimulate markets at home and abroad, while taking into account needs of consumers. |
National Farmers’ Union
The NFU champions British Farming and provides professional representation and services to over 60,000 Farmer and Grower members. |
Natural England
Natural England works for people, places and nature to conserve and enhance biodiversity, landscapes and wildlife in rural, urban, coastal and marine areas. |
Organic South West
Organic South West, the hub for organic food and farming in Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly.
Organic South West is a Soil Association managed project which is part funded by DEFRA and the European Agricultural Guarantee and Guidance Fund (EAGGF) under the Objective One Programme. |
Regional Food Group Alliance
The Alliance is a new organisation formed by the eight English regional food groups to fill the emerging gap for national co-ordination of regional and local food activities. |
Slow Food
Since the 1980s, Slow Food has become an international organisation of 80,000 members in 90 countries who not only care about enjoying and retaining our diverse heritage of regional food and drink, and protecting it from globalisation, but are increasingly aware of the associated environmental issues.
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Soil Association
We are the UK's leading environmental charity promoting sustainable, organic farming and championing human health. |
South West Chamber of Rural Enterprise
The South West Chamber of Rural Enterprise (SW CoRE) works to encourage profitable and sustainable land-based businesses in the region and provides a co-ordinated voice for representatives of the sector |
South West Food & Drink
South West Food & Drink is the "umbrella" trade organisation dedicated to the development of the food and drink industry throughout South West England. |
South West Food & Drink Skills Network
The organisation was set up as a result of intensive research into the needs for basic skills within the food & drink industry.
It was discovered that there was a requirement for quality skills training support and that there needed to be a way of obtaining expertise in certain areas such as product development, supply chain mechanisms and management strategies. We are now assisting businesses by putting into place opportunities and methods needed to achieve this.
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South West Regional Development Agency
Our goal is to improve the economy of South West England. This involves giving people the skills they need, encouraging enterprise and improving communications. We also promote the strengths of the region and help people to regenerate their communities. |
