Action 12
"Our food industry has a history of distrust of other
people in the supply chain. Short-term gain has been put
above long-term relationships. This must change from the
initial producer through to the final retailer if farming -
and the whole food industry - is to see long-term
benefits."
Progress
There have been several strands of work carried out
under this action.
- The Executive is participating in
the Institute of Grocery Distribution (IGD) initiatives
in this area - eg, the Red Meat Industry Forum's study
project to identify inefficiencies in the red meat food
chain and make recommendations for change.
- The Scottish Agricultural
Organisation Society (SAOS), through its grant related
activities is entirely focussed on increasing
co-operative and collaborative activity and in
shortening the supply chain.
- The Executive has used its grant
schemes to encourage collaborative relationships
through giving priority to applications which
demonstrate this.
- SEERAD is working with the Food
Industry Strategy Group (ISG), which comprises senior
figures in the food industry in Scotland, as well as
representatives of the Enterprise network and research
bodies, to improve supply chain communication.
Links
http://www.foodchaincentre.com/index.asp
http://www.saos.co.uk/
Work in this area is ongoing but Action 12 is
regarded as completed.
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