Scotland’s experts on farmer co-ops and food industry collaboration, we work with food and farming businesses to make them more profitable, competitive, and sustainable - #workingtogether to shape the future, today.
All our work helps facilitate farmers and food and drink businesses to work together effectively. Over the years we've expanded and developed subsidiary businesses - getting the right people together and making innovative advancements - to help benefit food, farming and rural Scotland.
Developing staff capability is one of the most effective ways to improve a co-op’s performance. Check out our events and training programme - most of which are open to non co-op members too.
As a development organisation, owned by our members, we provide a range of specialist services not available elsewhere, to assist them in developing their people and their businesses. Get in touch to find out how we can help you.
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Moira Stalker is Skills Manager at FDF Scotland, where she leads on delivering the People and Skills Priority for the Scotland Food and Drink Industry Strategy. She works closely with employers, education providers, industry bodies and government stakeholders to help address current and future workforce challenges and strengthen the sector's talent pipeline.
Moira brings a wealth of experience from across industry, economic development and education. Prior to joining FDF Scotland, she held roles with Scottish Enterprise and the Scottish Qualifications Authority (SQA), where she worked on qualifications development, reform and delivery, and skills and workforce development initiatives. She also began her career in manufacturing as an Industrial Engineer, giving her first-hand experience of the opportunities and challenges faced by businesses on the factory floor.
With a career spanning industry, education and public sector organisations, Moira has developed a strong understanding of how skills systems can support economic growth, innovation and productivity. She plays a key role in supporting the Scotland Food & Drink Skills Advisory Group and the delivery of industry-led skills priorities, helping employers access the talent and capabilities they need to thrive.
Passionate about collaboration and creating practical solutions to workforce challenges, Moira regularly works with industry leaders, educators and policymakers to promote careers, develop workforce capability and help shape the future skills agenda for Scotland's food and drink sector.
As host of today's panel discussion, Moira brings both strategic insight and practical industry experience to conversations about workforce development, future skills needs and sector collaboration.