Series
Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food: Horticultural Marketing Council: Records
Catalogue reference: MAF 384
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MAF 384
This series contains records produced by the Horticultural Marketing Council during its brief existence and relate to the dissemination of information about the industry and the encouragement of standardisation amongst producers in order to make...
Full description and record details
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Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
- MAF 384
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Title (The name of the record)
- Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food: Horticultural Marketing Council: Records
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1960-1963
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Description (What the record is about)
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This series contains records produced by the Horticultural Marketing Council during its brief existence and relate to the dissemination of information about the industry and the encouragement of standardisation amongst producers in order to make marketing easier.
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Related material (A cross-reference to other related records)
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For records on the establishment of the council see MAF 194
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Held by (Who holds the record)
- The National Archives, Kew
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Legal status (A note as to whether the record being described is a Public Record or not)
- Public Record(s)
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Language (The language of the record)
- English
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Creator(s) (The creator of the record)
- Horticulture Marketing Council, 1960-1962
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Physical description (The amount and form of the record)
- 11 file(s)
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Access conditions (Information on conditions that restrict or affect access to the record)
- Subject to 30 year closure
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Immediate source of acquisition (When and where the record was acquired from)
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From 1999 Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food .
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Custodial history (Describes where and how the record has been held from creation to transfer to The National Archives)
- After the Horticultural Marketing Council was wound up in 1962, its functions and records were absorbed back into the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food.
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Accumulation dates (The dates the record was accumulated)
- 1960 to 1962
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Accruals (Indicates whether the archive expects to receive further records in future)
- Occasional accruals
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Administrative / biographical background (Historical or biographical information about the creator of the record and the context of its creation)
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In 1955 the government appointed a Committee of Enquiry into Horticultural Marketing to investigate the effectiveness of contemporary horticultural markets. The committee's recommendations led to the passing of the Horticulture Act 1960 which established the Horticulture Marketing Council. The council was initially funded by the government, but was eventually to be financed by charges on the horticultural industry. Its functions were to compile and publish information about the industry and to encourage standardisation amongst producers in various ways to facilitate marketing. When funding could not be raised from the industry after three years of public finance, the council was wound up (1962) and its functions re-absorbed into the Horticulture Division.
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C10784/
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Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food: Horticultural Marketing Council: Records