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| Abbreviation | AHDB |
|---|---|
| Formation | 2007 |
| Legal status | Non-Departmental Public Body |
| Purpose | Help UK agriculture be more competitive and sustainable |
| Location |
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Region served | UK |
Membership | British farmers and agricultural workers |
Chairman | Nicholas Saphir[1] |
Main organ | AHDB Board |
Parent organization | Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs |
Budget | £56 million |
| Website | AHDB |
The Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board (AHDB) is a levy board funded by farmers and growers and some other parts of the supply chain. It aims to enhance farm business efficiency and competitiveness in the areas of: pork, beef and lamb production in England; dairy, potatoes and horticulture in Great Britain; and cereals and oilseeds in the United Kingdom. It undertakes research and development and farm-level knowledge transfer activity, provides essential market information to improve supply chain transparency and undertakes marketing promotion activities to help stimulate demand and to develop export markets. These are activities which most individual farm businesses could not afford to do themselves.
- ^ "UK Ministers Appoint Nicholas Saphir as New Chair". Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board. 11 March 2020. Retrieved 6 July 2020.