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<p>The Government requires the Higher Education Funding Council for England (HEFCE)
to consider the changing patterns of demand and supply in relation to all subjects.
Through the Strategically Important and Vulnerable Subjects advisory group, HEFCE
seeks to identify where action might be necessary to ensure that the supply of graduates
meets the needs of the economy and society. The advisory group includes representatives
of agriculture, tourism and other related subjects that affect the rural economy.</p><p>The
Government supports Universities offering subjects that benefit the rural economy.
Subjects such as agriculture and forestry attract high cost ‘band B’ funding. The
Government has also provided funding to projects that enhance the impact of higher
education in agriculture and related industries including the ‘National Centre for
Precision Farming’ at Harper Adams University, the ‘Biovale’ programme at the University
of York and the ‘Agri-Food Resilience Programme’ led by the N8 Research Partnership.</p><br
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