FDF response to Greg Clark NFU Conference Speech
21 February 2018
FDF response to Greg Clark NFU Conference Speech
Ian Wright CBE, FDF Director General, said:
“It is very encouraging to hear Greg Clark's determination to place food and farming at the heart of the Government's Industrial Strategy, while recognising the role FDF and partner organisations have played in ensuring this happens.
“As the Secretary of State correctly points out, the £112bn 'farm-to-fork' industry deserves the same sort of respect from all parts of Government that many other manufacturing sectors have come to expect and the creation of the Food and Drink Sector Council is a necessary first step in ensuring this happens.
“Alongside our colleagues across the food and drink supply chain, FDF is eager to continue our work in partnership with Government to harness our huge untapped potential, whether in skills, exports or innovation, and tackle the challenge of raising our productivity at what is a pivotal and uncertain time for our industry.”
More information
Contact Ted Woodward, Corporate Affairs Division, at: ted.woodward@fdf.org.uk, or +44 (0) 20 7420 7140.
