UK Launches New Food Producers Export Mentor Program
A new United Kingdom mentorship program designed to boost food exports matches food producers and businesses looking to export for the first time. The Department for International Trade, the Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board and the National Farmers Union will…
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run the program, which launched June 7, DIT said in a news release. New post-Brexit trade deals allow producers to take advantage of lower tariffs on agricultural goods, such as British cheese and dairy products, it said. “We are determined to help UK farmers make the most of the new trade deals we’re striking across the world,” Trade Secretary Liz Truss said. “This new mentor programme matches experienced exporters with our brilliant farmers and food producers to help them open even more doors to the fastest-growing consumer markets.”