Greater Lincolnshire produces 12% of England’s food, handles 30% of the UK’s total food logistics, has a growing talent base of over 75,000 skilled workers, and is positioning the UK Food Valley as a nationally important strategic asset.

Accounting for 25% of grade 1 arable land, the area is home to leading industry clusters right across the food value chain, from agriculture to food manufacturing and fish processing, advanced agricultural and food technologies, and logistics.

With a strong collaborative partnership of industry, academic and public sector organisations working together to deliver food chain growth and investment, the UK Food Valley is promoting Greater Lincolnshire as the UK’s premier location for food, farming, agritech, and innovation.

The scale and strength of Lincolnshire’s agrifood sector is reflected in its business base, which includes major food producers and processors, leading-edge technology companies, niche product innovators and specialist service providers.

With established world leading clusters, the UK Food Valley is primed as a national testbed for food security and innovation partnerships. 

The UK Food Valley is supporting growth and encouraging inward investment through promoting the scale, diversity and importance of the food sector, and by ensuring that existing food sector companies and new investors are supported.

It is leading efforts to adopt new technology, skills, and energy sources across all food processes to reduce carbon emissions from production, processing, transport and storage.

The UK Food Valley is a Lincolnshire County Council brand, supported by academic and  industry partners. By maximising collaboration across industry, universities, colleges and local business groups, we support our food companies and encourage high value investment by ensuring we provide the conditions for growth.