The concept of farmer owned central storage was first established in the UK in the early 1980's following its huge success across other European countries, where collaborative farmer-owned storage and marketing is now the norm.

Camgrain is to build a new Advanced Processing Centre (APC) to serve farmers and food and drink processors across the East Midlands.

Sited near Kettering, the APC will target a wide range of local consumers with high quality, vendor assured food grade grain, with the first phase operational for harvest 2012.

EFFP supports Camgrain to help their members secure premium markets, and go national. Reported in the Spring Issue of View.

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Iona Walton talks to Camgrain managing director Philip Darke about how the co-operative plans to increase its regional presence and boost growers’ returns.

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