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About Us 

Our aims and objectives

Our Aims & Objectives

The Company is actively involved in six key areas:

Promoting excellence
Supporting education and research
Raising funds
Supporting and promoting the City of London
Fostering a spirit of good fellowship and encouraging new members
Publicising the Company and its activities

Promoting excellence

  • stimulating the development of agricultural education
  • promoting higher standards of technical attainment
  • facilitating discussion and promotion of common interests
  • promoting the better understanding or agriculture in the life of the nation
  • forging links between home agriculture and the City of London
  • collaborating with industrial organisations and other Livery Companies

Supporting education and research

  • organising, promoting and sponsoring educational training and management courses at leading agricultural colleges
  • scholarships and bursaries for younger people
  • financial assistance for foreign travel for young people
  • assistance for apprentices
  • grants to aid research and dissemination of results

Raising funds

  • maintaining Charitable and Educational Funds
  • raising further funds to augment existing Trusts
  • instituting further Trust funds and/or outside financial support
  • letter detailing our charitable efforts Charity Matters Letter

Supporting and promoting the City of London

  • stimulating a knowledge of the Livery movement
  • encouraging Liverymen to engage in the affairs of the City and Corporation of London, including City briefings and elections of the Lord Mayor and Sheriffs

Fostering a spirit of good fellowship and encouraging new members

  • arranging lunches, dinners, events and social occasions to facilitate discussion of farming matters
  • encouraging Liverymen to attend Company events, particularly the installation of the new Master and Wardens
  • encouraging interest from prospective new members

Publicising the Company and its activities

  • projecting an image which shows the Company to be of relevance to both the agricultural industry and the City of London
  • publishing a Newsletter reporting the Company’s activities
  • producing suitable literature and involving the media as appropriate
  • providing speakers to promote the aims and objectives of the Company