Peers echoed key areas of the NFU's recent Horticultural Growth Strategy when they revealed the findings of an investigation into the industry. The Horticultural Sector Committee's 'Sowing the seeds: A blooming English horticultural sector' report said that UK growing was at a crossroads and had been 'under-prioritised and unappreciated by policymakers', leaving holes in the UK's food security.
Among recommendations, Peers called for the government to 'put horticulture on the curriculum' and to produce a workforce strategy, to address seasonal labor uncertainties, and to urgently conduct and publish the promised review of fairness in horticulture supply chains.
Source: nfuonline.com