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Perception of agriculture must change

The chief executive of the Institute for Agriculture and Horticulture, Stephen Jacob, said: "We need to influence the influences. If teachers and parents do not understand what the industry looks like and how food is produced, how are the children going to?"

Rachael Brown
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Perception of agriculture must change

There needs to be a ‘step change', where Government makes a commitment to the importance of domestic food production which, in turn, will give a 'signal' to young people and those looking for a career...

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