Welsh red meat sector to receive GBP 9.2 million to prepare for Brexit
Hybu Cig Cymru – Meat Promotion Wales will lead a five-year and GBP 9.2 million (€10.3 million) programme in order to secure the red meat sector after the Brexit.
The announcement came from the Welsh Government Cabinet Secretary for Energy, Planning and Rural Affairs, Lesley Griffiths, who is hoping for a boost in farm productivity.
"I am delighted to be able to announce this morning that I have approved £9.2m from the Rural Development Programme to support HCC’s Red Meat Development Programme. The programme will play an important role in facilitating an improvement in the competitiveness of the red meat supply chain in Wales. As we prepare to leave the EU, this funding will help drive up the red meat industry’s resilience pre and post-Brexit", said Lesley Griffiths.
The Red Meat Development Programme will be delivered by HCC in collaboration with a range of industry partners and will consist of three strategic projects that will focus on animal health, genetics and meat quality.
"This is an exciting programme of investment in our red meat sector, taking a whole supply chain approach. HCC believes strongly in the future of the industry. With this targeted strategic work in the areas of animal health planning and genetics, as well as meat quality, we can drive the improvements that will be crucial to its future competitiveness", HCC’s Industry Development and Relations Manager John Richards said.
The Welsh Government's EU Transition Fund amounts to GBP 50 million (€56 million) and, by now, the red meat industry and the fisheries and aquaculture sector have already received an infusion of GBP 3 million (€ 3.36).
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