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Northern Irish mushroom growers plead on Executive to safeguard Aid Scheme

The Northern Ireland Mushroom Growers Association (NIMGA) has called on the NI Executive to safeguard the Fruit and Vegetable Aid Scheme (FVAS).

The growers have warned that the removal of the scheme without a fully funded replacement would have devastating consequences for the sector.

The association also called for any repeal of FVAS to be replaced with a new, fully funded scheme designed in consultation with the mushroom sector and implemented immediately after the current scheme ends.

According to NIMGA, Northern Ireland's mushroom sector contributes £42 million annually to the agri-food industry, with an additional £22 million in the local supply chain. It supplies 10% of all mushrooms and 40% of organic mushrooms across the UK. However, NIMGA chair John McArdle warned that growers are facing increasing financial pressures.

Read more at Agriland

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