Production horticulture is all about the large-scale production of plants, fruits and vegetables, which are sold either to be eaten as food or as ornamental plants for gardening. Read more...

Production Horticulture

Worth £3billion to the UK. 

 

Production Horticulture Facts

Businesses in production horticulture work with and supply:

  • Fruit
  • Vegetables
  • Glasshouse crops
  • Flowers and bulbs
  • Nursery stock
  • Tree production
  • Mushrooms

Did you know?

  • There are over 2,900 garden centre businesses within the UK employing over 64,000 people
  • Advanced technology means that production horticulture businesses can supply food all year long
  • Pests to food can be controlled biologically.  Good insects are brought into greenhouses to kill the bad insects
  • Climate change is likely to bring new challenges to food security

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