The North East Scotland Agriculture Advisory Group
The North East Scotland Agriculture Advisory Group (NESAAG) is a major cross-sectoral forum that lobbies on behalf of the sector as well as providing support and advice both to the agricultural sector and the wider rural economy of the North East.
View previous and upcoming NESAAG meetings.
You can also view the NESAAG meeting presentations below. Please note some of these documents were not produced by Aberdeenshire Council and may not be fully accessible.
Study on the future of land-based industries​
View our land based sector summary report (PDF 2.98MB) and our land based sector full report (PDF 5.23MB). You can also view the following infographics:
- Land Based Sector Infographic Aberdeenshire (PDF 327KB)
- Land Based Sector Infographic Moray (PDF 485KB)
- Land Based Sector Infographic Angus (PDF 248KB)
Contact
For more information, or if you would like to request the presentations in an alternative format, please contact econdev@aberdeenshire.gov.uk.
Publications
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Scottish Centre for Food Development and Innovation - 18th September 2024 (PDF 694KB)
Last Update: 23/09/2024
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Green Land Investment in rural Scotland - 18th September 2024 (PDF 1.1MB)
Last Update: 23/09/2024
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Grampian Conservancy Forestry in Grampian - 29 November 2023 (PDF 3MB)
Last Update: 30/11/2023
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RSABI Supporting People in Scottish Agriculture - 29 November 2023 (PDF 6MB)
Last Update: 30/11/2023
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Lantra: what they do in Scotland, and why - 20th September 2023 (PDF 2.51MB)
Last Update: 26/09/2023
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Terra Magna: The Landowner's Guide to Opportunities and Impacts - 20th September 2023 (PDF 5.61MB)
Last Update: 26/09/2023
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Agritourism and agritourism Monitor Farm Programme information for economic development - 20th September 2023 (PDF 5.68MB)
Last Update: 26/09/2023
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Anaerobic digestion: agriculture, distilling and decarbonisation (PDF 2.93MB)
Last Update: 29/05/2023
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Rural affairs, land reform and islands May 2023 (PDF 1.83MB)
Last Update: 29/05/2023
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Agricultural policy update: an evolving landscape - 23rd May 2023 (PDF 4.1MB)
Last Update: 29/05/2023
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NESAAG consultation response - Agriculture Bill (PDF 214KB)
Last Update: 15/12/2022
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The current status of the Pig Sector - 23rd November 2022 (PDF 5MB)
Last Update: 24/11/2022
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The SRUC Vet School - 23rd November 2022 (PDF 1.6MB)
Last Update: 24/11/2022
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Export Import Update - 23rd November 2022 (PDF 378KB)
Last Update: 24/11/2022
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The ABC of Scottish agricultural policy: the Agriculture Bill Consultation by Steven Thomson Reader in Agricultural Economics and Policy and Sefari Gateway Knowledge Broker - 8th September 2022 (PDF 2.4MB)
Last Update: 12/09/2022
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Food Drink and Agriculture by Peter Cook, Opportunity North East - 7th September 2022 (PDF 2.1MB)
Last Update: 12/09/2022
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Shaping the Future by Professor Lee-Ann Sutherland, Director of International Land Use Study Centre - 7th September 2022 (PDF 3.5MB)
Last Update: 12/09/2022
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Overview of impact of Storm Arwen on forest and wood based industries presentation by Andy Leitch, Deputy Chief Executive of CONFOR - 26th January 2022 (pdf 395KB)
Last Update: 31/01/2022
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Storm Arwen - Impact on North East Scotland farming by Doug Howieson, Interim Head of Operational Delivery at Scottish Forestry - 26th January 2022 (pdf 236KB)
Last Update: 31/01/2022
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Community Resilience presentation by Mhairi McCowan, Risk and Resilience Manager, and Julia Nicol, Risk and Resilience Officer both of Aberdeenshire Council - 26th January 2022 (pdf 652KB)
Last Update: 31/01/2022