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Catalogue description Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food: Horticultural Marketing Council: Records
| Reference: | MAF 384 |
|---|---|
| Title: | Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food: Horticultural Marketing Council: Records |
| Description: |
This series contains records produced by the Horticultural Marketing Council during its brief existence and relate to the dissemination of information about the industry and the encouragement of standardisation amongst producers in order to make marketing easier. |
| Date: | 1960-1963 |
| Related material: |
For records on the establishment of the council see MAF 194 |
| Held by: | The National Archives, Kew |
| Legal status: | Public Record(s) |
| Language: | English |
| Creator: |
Horticulture Marketing Council, 1960-1962 |
| Physical description: | 11 file(s) |
| Access conditions: | Subject to 30 year closure |
| Immediate source of acquisition: |
. From 1999 Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food . |
| Custodial history: | After the Horticultural Marketing Council was wound up in 1962, its functions and records were absorbed back into the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food. |
| Accumulation dates: | 1960 to 1962 |
| Accruals: | Occasional accruals |
| Administrative / biographical background: |
In 1955 the government appointed a Committee of Enquiry into Horticultural Marketing to investigate the effectiveness of contemporary horticultural markets. The committee's recommendations led to the passing of the Horticulture Act 1960 which established the Horticulture Marketing Council. The council was initially funded by the government, but was eventually to be financed by charges on the horticultural industry. Its functions were to compile and publish information about the industry and to encourage standardisation amongst producers in various ways to facilitate marketing. When funding could not be raised from the industry after three years of public finance, the council was wound up (1962) and its functions re-absorbed into the Horticulture Division. |
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