Hybu Cig Cymru – Meat Promotion Wales (HCC) is offering Welsh farmers of the future the chance to boost their skillset during a global tour, to be completed as part of the organisation’s annual HCC Scholarship scheme.
Previous HCC Scholars have visited North and South America, Australia, New Zealand as well as many other key farming destinations where producer, processor and retailer exemplars discuss innovations that have boosted business, supported sustainability and primed profitability.
James Ruggeri, HCC’s industry development executive, said: “The HCC Scholarship is an opportunity to broaden your horizons and increase your knowledge of the red meat sector well beyond Wales.”
Scholars will be funded up to £3,000 to travel and stay in a country of their choice for between four and six weeks. In that time they will get the chance to investigate new and innovative techniques, which can be applied to their own business.
Upon return scholars are expected to share their findings with the industry and provide talks to local farmer groups.
Chair of the HCC Scholarship Association, Eurion Thomas, said: “You will join the Scholarship Association - an exclusive ‘club’ of former scholars who have grown into a new role of industry mentors and ambassadors and who often continue their research to take on their knowledge to the next level.
“The red meat sector needs ambitious people of all ages to drive the industry forward in the future. These could be farmers, butchers or members of the processing sector. We would like to hear from all with drive, ambition and the industry’s development at heart.”
The scholarship is available to those who work full time in the red meat industry in Wales. The application deadline is 17th June.
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