Producing edible and ornamental plants is big business. Government figures reveal that the UK's agri-food sector, of which fresh-produce production is a part, is worth around E103bn, or 13 per cent of national employment.Meanwhile, AHDB estimates that plant production for ornamental horticulture is worth around ￡lbn annually. There are therefore ample different career opportunities offered by these industries—no matter what your interests, ambitions, skills or qualifications.From operating the latest piece of agricultural machinery in a field or orchard, to micropropagating plants or developing new varieties inside a laboratory, the list of jobs is almost as big as the need for new recruits in this area.
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