New Agri-Brexit Coalition offers a united farming voice in EU negotiations

A new coalition has been formed to offer a united voice on agricultural trade, supply and technology industries as negotiations begin for Britain’s exit from the EU.

 

The Agri-Brexit Coalition is a group of eight agri-business organisations and trade associations: the Agricultural Engineers Association (AEA), Agricultural Industries Confederation (AIC), British Society of Plant Breeders (BSPB), Central Association of Agricultural Valuers (CAAV), Crop Protection Association (CPA), Grain and Feed Trade Association (GAFTA), National Association of Agricultural Contractors (NAAC), and National Office of Animal Health (NOAH).
 

The group’s stated purpose is to “inform and influence UK governments in order to achieve a positive outcome to negotiations for UK agriculture as well as the EU and the wider world”.
 

Coalition coordinator David Caffall, who is chief executive of AIC, said: “Whatever shape UK agriculture takes over the coming years, the industry and the nation will depend on higher efficiency and productivity along with successful relationships with other countries.
 

“Members of this coalition are the principal means by which knowledge is transferred and technical advance implemented on farm. This is a collective resource which we can offer to UK governments providing a ‘one-stop shop’ of expertise.”