Food and drink
The Annual Implementation Report (AIR) of the Scottish Rural Development Programme (SRDP) has been published.
Covering the first three years of the 2014-2020 Programme, the full report and Summary for Citizens can be viewed on the Scottish Government website.
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People involved in the seafood industry are being encouraged to take part in an online survey as part of a study on gender inequality in the industry.
The survey is being carried out by WSI - the International Association for Women in the Seafood Industry.
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The GlenWyvis Distillery has reached the first target of £250,000 in their second Community Share Offer.
The community-owned distillery in Dingwall already had 2,600 members who invested £2.6 million in the original share offer in 2016 and this new open share offer has already added a further 400 members in just two months.
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Stirling Food Assembly celebrates its first birthday this Thursday (5 October), having sold a whopping 2800 baskets of produce and generated over £55,000 for the local economy.
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RSPB Scotland have announced the shortlist for their Nature of Scotland Awards 2017.
The awards find and celebrate the most dedicated and passionate people working to protect Scotland's internationally renowned wildlife and habitats.
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Rural Economy Secretary Fergus Ewing has announced plans to increase the use of local food and drink in schools, hospitals and other public sector organisations.
Funding of £1.2 million will expand the current Food for Life programme, to increase the amount of locally-sourced and produced food in Scottish schools. And a further £100,000 will deliver a new Supplier Development Programme to help small and medium-sized food and drink businesses compete for public sector food contracts.
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Watch our latest SRDP on Film video to find out about a Scottish tea growing project.
In our Tea Gardens of Scotland film you can learn how a group of nine tea growers in Angus, Perthshire and Fife are working together to grow tea from seed. The cooperation project was funded by Angus LEADER, Rural Perth & Kinross LEADER and Fife LEADER.
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