Dairy’s digital future at risk unless skills keep pace
As one of the UK’s most strategically important food production sectors, dairy underpins national food security, rural economies, manufacturing, exports, and wider agri-food resilience.
The UK also remains one of the world’s leading dairy producers, operating within a growing and increasingly competitive global market shaped by rising demand, export expansion, sustainability expectations, and rapid technological transformation.
This presents significant opportunity.
The report, authored by UWS’s Lynne Somerville, Digital Dairy Chain Skills Lead, sets out seven strategic recommendations to strengthen workforce resilience, workforce participation, and long-term sector capability.
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