|
|
|
MSPs sign up fo farmers' campaign |
|
|
|
Tuesday, 26 June 2007 |
Nearly a quarter of MSPs, including Cabinet Secretary for Rural Affairs and Environment Richard Lochhead, have signed up to support NFU Scotland’s "What’s on your plate?" campaign.
The campaign, which was launched at the Royal Highland Show last week,
is encouraging people to buy Scottish produce by highlighting benefits
such as food quality, high animal welfare and environmental production
standards, reducing food miles and improving the health of the nation.
Jim McLaren, NFUS president, said: “The Show is always our best
opportunity to reconnect the general public with agriculture and
re-establish the link between farming and the food we enjoy every day
of the year.
"I am delighted to have Mr Lochhead’s support. He has made clear his
desire to support Scotland’s food and farming industries in moving
forward and our campaign is aiming to do just that by galvanising
public support.
"There will be many events happening in the coming months in towns,
cities and communities up and down the country as farmers highlight the
very best of local food and farming as part of the campaign."
Lochhead added: "Scotland is renowned for the quality of our produce
and we are committed to supporting Scottish food and drink. Fresh
seasonal produce is readily available on our doorstep and consumers are
beginning to think more about the consequences of buying inferior
quality alternatives.
"I hope the NFUS campaign will be a great step in helping to highlight
this message and ensure the quality food Scotland is famous for
continues to take pride of place on the dinner plates of the nation."
No one has commented on this article.
Related news items:
|
|
Last Updated ( Tuesday, 26 June 2007 )
|
Featured sites
Wise Group
The Wise Group is a leading social enterprise that works with others to make a positive difference to the lives of individuals, the communities in which they live and the society to which they belong. We assist unemployed people into sustainable employment through our innovative support, training and work experience programmes. We also contribute to the sustainable development of communities through programmes that regenerate local environments.
Click here to visit this site
Site news...
This website has been tested as working under Firefox, and Internet Explorer 6 and 7. Although the website will work in any of these browsers, users of Internet Explorer may experience some visual distortion due to the browser lacking support for widely accepted open standards.
We apologise for any inconvenience this may cause, and will endeavour to ensure that the site will deliver its content irrelevant of browser choice.
We strongly encourage users to install the Firefox web browser, as it is both standards-compliant and free software.
Please click here to visit the Firefox home page.
|
|
|
Holyrood news 
