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Shortage of Commercial Growers?

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  Posted by jauntycyclist (U14199772) on Sunday, 10th October 2010

  ...At the conference concerns were raised over food security, all backed up by lots of research and so on. The public are also concerned that so much veg is imported and so little home grown.
  
  So why have all the colleges cut their commercial production courses? Because there’s no demand? ...
  
  
  
  like any job. the hours are long and if you don't love it you won't put up with it. Will long hours and poor pay just mean more migrants coming to do the work?
  
  does everyone want to be a garden designer?

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  Posted by jauntycyclist (U14199772) on Sunday, 10th October 2010

  this might be a reason
  
  ...Speaking at the Lowaters Nursery Water Discussion Day last week, an Environment Agency representative said: "The majority of the main rivers are over abstracted and any future person looking to come into the agriculture or horticulture business will find it very difficult to get a licence for water."...
  
  
  
  swimming pools more important?

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