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MNFU support Ronan

 

The Manx National Farmers' Union is welcoming calls for an increase in food and drink production on the Island.

Castletown MHK Richard Ronan has tabled a motion to be brought before Tynwald this month asking for a 'clear strategy' to increase the industry to represent seven per cent of the Island's GDP by 2025.

It's an ambitious target, and Mr Ronan wants to see a plan in place within the next six months.

And Belinda Leach, the general secretary for the MNFU, says all sections of the production chain need to be involved:

 

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