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Overview

Agriculture, Food and Drink is one of the most technologically advanced sectors in the UK, the latest science and technology are used to make crops and plants grow bigger, faster and more resilient to disease.

It's a growing industry with a wide variety of opportunities across various job areas including animal welfare, horticulture, environmental, aquaculture, agritech and farming & food.

Take a look at the various links and job roles below to see what could be in store for you. 

  • The East is home to Norwich Research Park (NRP) which is one of Europe’s largest single site hubs of research, training, education and enterprise in health, food and environmental sciences and is at the forefront of global agri-tech research
  • The Agriculture, Food and Drink sector within Norfolk and Suffolk has a workforce of 79,900 and 8,300 enterprises
  • British farming provides 64% of the food eaten in the UK, up 2% on 2018

Useful subjects:

Business studies • Biology • English • Maths • Design and Technology • Chemistry • ICT • Physics • Science • Languages

Job Ideas for this Industry

Agronomist • Animal Nutritionist • Farm Worker • Farm Manager • Gamekeeper  Vet • Landscape Architect • Rural Surveyor • Countryside Ranger • Animal Care Worker • Agricultural Engineer (For more, check out the Job Areas below)

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Explore this industry in detail through the job areas below which include detailed job ideas, local employers and opportunities. 

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Did You Know?
4.1m people were employed in the agri-food sector in Q4 2019, 13% of GB employment.

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Agriculture Account Manager Apprenticeship - British Sugar
Closing Date:
29th March 2024
Salary:
£21,489 pa
Location:
Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk
Employer description British Sugar is one of the most efficient sugar processors in the world. Partnering with over 2,300 growers, we are the only producer that makes sugar from the UK’s farm assured beet crop. We have a fantastic opportunity to join our team....
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Conservation volunteering - March 2024
Closing Date:
31st March 2024
Spring is in the air (“boing”, said Zebedee) so it’s time to get our tree planting finished (at Sprowston, Hingham and Horsford, where ‘urricanes ‘ardly ever ‘appen) and then we move on to pastures new. Well, strictly speaking it’s meadows new as we will be p...
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An introduction to Apprenticeships Suffolk
We work with aspiring apprentices (anyone 16+) who are ready to take their next step and explore the apprenticeship route whist supporting both the employer and apprentice throughout their journey. We support employers in Suffolk who want to find out more and...
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Trials Coordinator Apprenticeship - The British Society of Plant Breeders
Closing Date:
5th April 2024
Salary:
£ 15652 per year
Location:
Ely,, Cambs
Employer Description We are a membership organisation who represent plant breeders in the UK. Our members range from large multi nationals to independent SMEs. Our activities range from Royalty collection on protected varieties, Trials operations to see new va...
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Positive Thoughts and a friendly shove to Just do it!
When I was 15 and trying to decide what A-levels I wanted to choose, I had no idea what I wanted to do! I loved Art and could describe in words vividly what I wanted to say, so I chose History of Art, Art and English. After that I was considering a Foundation...
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Electrical Engineering Apprentice
Closing Date:
29th March 2024
Location:
Cantley, Norfolk
In this apprenticeship, you will follow an Electrical Engineering pathway, learning the science behind how we produce sugar and how we work with electrical and mechanical equipment plus highly automated programmable control systems. This includes learning a br...
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