Growing skills shortage threatens to stall meat and poultry production

Meat and poultry production will stall unless something is done to address the growing skills shortage, compromising the UK’s food security, Tony Goodger, AIMS spokesperson, has warned.

Hannah Binns
News Reporter
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Growing skills shortage threatens to stall meat and poultry production

Meat and poultry production will stall unless something is done to address the growing skills shortage, compromising the UK’s food security, Tony Goodger, Association of Independent Meat Suppliers (AIMS)...

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