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The value of Scotland’s food and drink products has increased by 32% or £453 million since the SNP came to power in 2007, and the value of the sector’s exports outside the UK has increased by 26% to a record £4.5 billion over the same period. The sector employs 5% of the Scottish workforce and has been made a priority under the SNP Government with the publication of Scotland’s first ever food and drink strategy.
Commenting, Mr Stevenson said:
“This is a welcome boost to the Scottish Traditional Boat Festival in Portsoy and everyone who has been involved in making it such an incredible success, and I pay particular tribute to Roger Goodyear and his team in this regard.
“The chance to sample high quality food has been a key part of the festival’s success in recent years and anything that helps to support that side of the event is good news.
“The Portsoy Boat Festival has become a landmark event for the area and is a key fixture in many people in Banffshire & Buchan Coast’s calendars. I will be attending it again myself this year and like so many people I am looking forward to it immensely.
“The Scottish Government has ambitious plans to grow the food and drink sector even further, and a key part of that has to be supporting events such as this which give people the chance to sample some of the high quality produce Scotland has to offer. I am sure that this funding will help to make the Traditional Boat Festival a continued success both this year and in years to come.”
Mr Stevenson and Banff & Buchan MP Eilidh Whiteford will be attending the Scottish Traditional Boat Festival on Sunday 3 July and will also be holding surgeries for constituents at the SNP Stand.
