AHDB - Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board Revenue and Competitors

The Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board (AHDB) is a statutory levy board. We are funded by farmers, growers and others in the supply chain through statutory levies. Our purpose is to make our agriculture and horticulture industries more competitive and sustainable through factual, evidence-based advice, information and activity: We manage extensive research and development programmes which are delivering scientifically robust and commercially useful outcomes for our levy payers We undertake efficient farm-level knowledge transfer programmes based on evidence, both from third party science and our own R&D, aimed at improving efficiency, productivity and sustainability We provide unbiased, high quality market information that helps business decision making and improves supply chain transparency We carry out export market development work and also domestic marketing activity to inspire and inform consumers in order to assist the economic viability of sectors which require this We raise awareness of food and where it comes from among school children and we help ensure the agriculture and horticulture industries are able to develop and attract workers with the skills they need We also ensure that proper account is taken of Government priorities for agriculture and the agri-food industry, where appropriate.