The Forum has recognised within its objectives that the exchanging of information within the industry across sectors is an important aspect of working that perhaps requires assistance and a degree of facilitation from such an organisation. The Forum aims to do that in a number of ways through this website, not least the development of this Business Networking section. This development gives us the opportunity to create a virtual market place for all types of business collaboration. This could range from a Head Teacher looking to source local produce for the school lunch menu, all the way to a company looking for a potential buyer of a by-product of their production process.

If you are interested in making use of this facility all you need to do to is register your details with us giving information on the products you supply and those that you purchase (or are looking to purchase). For instance if you wanted to register a waste by-product, you would register yourself as a supplier of this product under the supplier section. This information would then be automatically matched up with any one who had registered themselves as a procurer of this product. Each organisation or individual would be notified via email of the potential business networking opportunity. It would then be down to the individual organisations to further the arrangement into a working business relationship.

The possibilities for potential business networking and efficiency savings are endless and we hope you are as excited as us about the possible benefits this facility will give to the industry. We have already had feedback on additional items that people think would be useful. We are keen to take these and others ideas on board and will continue to develop this area of work.

Obviously the system is only going to be as good as the information that is available from it so we are pro-actively engaging with and encouraging producers and procurers alike to register their details with us. Please register your details with us today so that we can all benefit from the increased business opportunities that this initiative will create.

Register with Lincolnshire Food & Farming today