Pork industry invited to help progress Pork Centre of Excellence bid
Pork industry invited to help progress Pork Centre of Excellence bid
More than 80 companies and nearly 30 industry organisations have thrown their weight behind the bid to create a Centre for Innovation and Excellence in Livestock (CIEL) and the next step forward is a workshop.
The meeting is planned for 5th June at Fera near York for potential industry investors to refine the proposal.
It aims to attract leading industry figures to take an active role in developing CIEL to bring the greatest benefits for the livestock industry.
AHDB/BPEX head of technical, Andrew Knowles who has co-ordinated the bid, said: “The bid is now at the stage where the industry needs to take ownership to develop the CIEL bid. It is important for as many backers as possible to attend the meeting at Fera.
“This is a unique opportunity for the livestock industry to put itself at the front of global research and development.
“The timescale has been short but the support we have received from across the livestock industry has been fantastic. Everybody is committed to making this bid a success to take the industry into an exciting future.”
Anybody who would like to attend the Fera meeting should contact Clancy Smith at BPEX Clancy.Smith@ahdb.org.uk or 0247 647 8792.
