Farming Today This Week
The latest news about food, farming and the countryside. Charlotte Smith looks at the biggest manufacturing industry in the UK, food processing, which is facing a skills gap.
Charlotte Smith looks at the biggest manufacturing industry in the UK, Food Processing ,which is facing a skills gap.
Despite huge economic pressures and competitive pressures from a global food system, the food sector offers huge opportunities for those with the right skills. But does it suffer from an image problem? Charlotte is at the Regional Food Academy at Harper Adams University to discover how the next generation are being trained.
Presented by Charlotte Smith and produced by Rich Ward.
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- Sat 15 Dec 201206:30BBC Radio 4 FM
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