British Tomato Growers' Association
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Abbreviation | BTGA |
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Formation | 1997 |
Legal status | Non-profit organization |
Purpose | Tomato growing |
Location | |
Region served | UK |
Membership | Tomato growers |
Chairman | Nigel Bartle |
Website | Tomato Growers' Association |
The British Tomato Growers' Association is an organisation based in West Sussex that represents tomato growers in the UK.
Structure[]
The UK is only 18% self-sufficient in tomatoes. The organisation represents over 90% of tomato growers in the UK (around 850). The British Tomato Season runs from March to October. The Chairman is Nigel Bartle, who is the Manager of Cornerways Nursery in Stoke Ferry, Norfolk. It has the largest tomato-growing glasshouse in the UK.
Events[]
British Tomato Week takes place in May.
External links[]
Categories:
- Organisations based in West Sussex
- Tomatoes
- Horticultural organisations based in the United Kingdom
- Organizations established in 1997
- 1997 establishments in the United Kingdom