Welcome

Cymraeg

to the Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board (AHDB) - an independent levy board with a pivotal role improving industry efficiency and competitiveness

We are funded by the agriculture and horticulture industries through statutory levies.

We are an evidence-based organisation with the duty to improve the efficiency and competitiveness of various agriculture and horticulture sectors in parts of the UK representing about 75% of total UK agricultural output.

Our statutory functions encompass meat and livestock (cattle, sheep and pigs) in England; horticulture, milk and potatoes in Great Britain; cereals and oilseeds in the UK.

The responsibility for setting and delivering strategies to deploy AHDB levy income is delegated to the executive boards of our six sector divisions (see links below).

We also have a number of commercial operations within the group, the largest of which is Meat & Livestock Commercial Services Ltd, a wholly owned subsidiary of AHDB.

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Hot links... to our sector divisions

Horticulture
HDS
Beef and Lamb
EBLEX
Milk
Dairy Co
Cereals and
Oilseeds
HGCA
Pigs

bpex

Potatoes
Potato Council
Commercial
Services
mlc
Horticultural Development Company

www.hdc.org.uk

Facilitates near-market horticultural R&D and associated technology transfer to improve the profitability of the British horticulture industry.

EBLEX

www.EBLEX.org.uk

EBLEX aims to create a sustainable and competitive beef and lamb industry in England, delivering innovative technology transfer and market information services to businesses across the beef and lamb supply chain.

DairyCo

www.dairyco.org.uk

DairyCo promotes world class knowledge to British dairy farmers so they can profit from a sustainable future.

HGCA

www.hgca.com

Supports the UK cereal and oilseed industry in improving its competitiveness in UK and overseas markets.

BPEX

www.BPEX.org.uk

BPEX is focused on enhancing the competitiveness, efficiency and profitability for English pig levy payers and driving demand for English pork and pig meat products in Britain and globally.

Potato Council

www.potato.org.uk

Works towards making the British potato industry more competitive and helps stimulate use of the GB potato crop in home and export markets.

Meat and Livestock Commercial Services Limited

www.mlcsl.co.uk
Provides data advice, logistics and inspection services to the Defra family and the meat and livestock industry on a commercial basis