Evaluation of the agri-food strategy

Preliminaries

Cover, Copyright, Foreword, Acknowledgements, Contents, Summary

• 1   Introduction
  • 1.1   Background
  • 1.2   Objectives of the evaluation
  • 1.3   Conduct of the evaluation
  • 1.4 Outline of report
• 2   The agri-food industry — structure, performance and prospects
  • 2.1   Definition
  • 2.2   Structure
  • 2.3   Recent performance
  • 2.4   Outlook
• 3   Description of the Agri-Food Strategy and Agri-Food Council
  • 3.1   What is the Agri-Food Strategy?
  • 3.2   The Agri-Food Council
  • 3.3   Description of strategy programs and initiatives
  • 3.4   Resourcing the strategy
• 4   Appropriateness of the Agri-Food Strategy
  • 4.1 Rationale for the Agri-Food Strategy programs and initiatives
  • 4.2   Appropriateness of strategy objectives within the context of relevant government policy objectives
  • 4.3   Role of the strategy elements vis-a-vis other government programs
  • 4.4   Rationale for a food industry strategy
  • 4.5   The Burgess principles of program design
  • 4.6   Overall assessment
• 5   Assessment of the strategy programs and initiatives
  • 5.1   Awareness of strategy programs and initiatives
  • 5.2 Export market development and market access
  • 5.3   Efficiency improvements
  • 5.4   Industry integration
  • 5.5   Innovation
  • 5.6   Overall assessment
• 6   Effectiveness and efficiency of the overall strategy
  • 6.1 Export performance and outward orientation
  • 6.2   Dealing with impediments to international competitiveness
  • 6.3   Cooperation and coordination within the industry
  • 6.4   Investment by the industry in innovation and R&D
  • 6.5   Efficiency aspects
  • 6.6   Overall assessment
• 7   Assessment of the Agri-Food Council
  • 7.1   Overview of industry awareness, contact and support
  • 7.2   Performance of the Agri-Food Council against its functions
  • 7.3   Broader performance of the Agri-Food Council
  • 7.4   Overall assessment
• 8   Conclusions and future options
  • 8.1   Options for the Agri-Food Strategy
  • 8.2   A revitalised Agri-Food Council
  • 8.3   Future of the existing Agri-Food Strategy components