Mr. Breed: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what initiatives, broken down by category and
amount, have received Agriculture Development Scheme funding over the last two years. [61176]
Mr. Morley: [holding answer 18 June 2002]: There have been three rounds of the Agriculture Development Scheme. For reasons of
commercial confidentiality the amounts of individual awards are not published. The successful projects and the sectors to which they
relate are listed below. A total of £7 million has been awarded: £2 million on 2 February 2000, £3 million on 14 August 2000 and a
further £2 million on 18 February 2002.
First round: £2 million of awards announced 2 February 2000
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Sector Lead organisation Project
Pigs Assured British Meat National assurance database information
and administration system (pigs module)
Pigs Assured British Meat ABM Assured British Pigs Scheme data
merger
Pigs BOCM Pauls Ltd. Maximising pig carcase value
Pigs/organic Eastbrook Farm Organic Meats Ltd. Growing the organic pigmeat market from a
UK production base
Pigs Food Trak plc Traceability in the pig meat supply chain
Pigs JSR Farms Ltd. Integrated pig meat supply initiative
Pigs Ladies In Pigs A catering colleges initiative to secure
the future for British pigmeat in catering
Pigs Meat and Livestock Commission Project 2: improving supply chain
communications
Pigs National Pig Association A risk management initiative for the UK
pig industry
Pigs United Pig Marketing A shared IT and information system for UPM
and its supply chain partners
Pigs University of Aberdeen A training package for the British pig
industry using multi-media technology
Beef Glendale Beef Producers Glendale Beef Producers initiative
Beef/dairy Warwickshire Quality Calves Improving the value of beef calves from
the dairy herd
Dairy National Milk Records plc Proposal for a south-west dairy
information network
Dairy/organic Organic Milk Suppliers Co-operative Design and initial implementation of a
novel technology transfer and quality
management system on organic dairy farms
Dairy/speciality Business Link Bradford and District Feasibility study into potential for a
yoghurt production facility for the Asian
community
Eggs British Free Range Egg Producers British Free Range Egg Marketing Company
Association
Ltd.
Sheep British Sheep Dairying Association Implementation of structural development
of the sheep dairy sector
Sheep/speciality Business Link Bradford and District New routes to new markets--investigation
into ways of making better use of
sheepmeat products to the benefit of
producers
Wild Boar The British Wild Boar Association To improve collaborative marketing
activity between primary and secondary
producers of British farmed wild boar
Livestock general Assured British Meat Multiple retail caterers--food safety
assurance module
Livestock general Assured British Meat Assurance chain--focus farms
Livestock general/ Assured British Meat Assurance and food heritage
regional/speciality
Livestock general Farmway Ltd. Marketing co-operatively produced branded
pork, beef and lamb through `Farmway'
co-operative stores: a feasibility study
Livestock general Harper Adams University College Building regional enterprise and
agricultural competitiveness through IT
(Breakthrough-IT)
Livestock general Meadow Valley Livestock Ltd. Improving farmers' efficiency and returns
by directing them to market led, added
value marketing schemes
Livestock general South East Primestock Producers (SEPP) A plan for regional growth and farmer
Ltd.
Livestock general/ Humane Slaughter Association Mobile slaughter unit 2000
organic/speciality
Nursery stock Horticultural Trades Association A project to influence structural change
in the landscape supply chain to build
value in the soft landscape market
Nursery stock Horticultural Trades Association A project to extend the HTA nursery
certification scheme to include the
inspection and supply of local provenance
Nursery stock Horticultural Trades Association A project to develop a greater
understanding of the supply chain within
the nurserystock sector
Onions British Onion Producers Organisation Sector analysis of the onion market
Potatoes Hereward Growers Collaborative marketing initiative
Soft fruit Advanced Marketing Services Ltd. Soft fruit development for category
management
Soft fruit The Berryworld Producers' Organisation Development of an integrated traceability
Ltd. system for the soft fruit industry
Tomatoes Tomato Growers Association Investigation into the development of an
integrated quality management system for
the British tomato industry
Top fruit Fruition Group Ltd. Rationalisation: the basis of a full
category player
Horticulture general Checkmate International Benchmarking services for the EUREP GAP
framework
Horticulture general Institute of Grocery Distribution Benchmarking the industry
Combinable crops Samuel Rose Ltd. Promoting vertical integration through
farmer collaboration in agricultural
supply chains
Combinable crops United Grain Producers The Marlborough Group (working together to
improve farm incomes)
Farmers' markets National Association of Farmers Markets Together to market
Direct selling Farm Retail Association Red and green box scheme feasibility study
Viticulture The Magpie Consultancy Formation of a collaborative marketing
company owned by producers and devoted to
the marketing development of the wines and
vineyards of England
Trout Longford Estate Co-ordinated approach to trout marketing
General Plunkett Foundation Increasing competitiveness in the farmer
controlled business sector through the use
of best practice benchmarking
General Lantra Increasing the competitiveness of the land
based sector
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Second round: £3 million of awards announced 14 August 2000
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Sector Lead organisation Project
Beef Beef Improvement Grouping Ltd. Stabiliser suckler beef dam
line--accelerated multiplication and
selection
Beef Mole Valley Farmers Ltd. The Pilgrim Beef Project
Dairy National Dairy Farm Assurance Scheme Ltd. Re-assuring the milk supply chain
Eggs British Free Range Egg Marketing Ltd. Establishment of an internet based free
range and organic egg inter-trading system
in co-operation with Freedom Food Egg
Guarantee Scheme (EGS)
Eggs United Kingdom Egg Producers Association Enriched cages--impact on future market
Ltd. strategy for independent poultry producers
in the UK
Pigs British Pig Association Collaborative market research,
benchmarking and marketing to increase
sales of `pedigree pork'
Pigs Cotswold Pig and Development Company Ltd. To manage the pig supply chain by
introducing new business practices that
increase the level of collaborative
marketing
Pigs Dalehead Foods Ltd. Design and development of an e-supply
chain
Pigs Environment Agency Wessex Outdoor Pig Partnership
Pigs Meat and Livestock Commission Collaborative Catering Pork Proposal
Pigs University of Newcastle-upon-Tyne A training package for the British pig
industry using multi-media technology
Poultrymeat--organic Sheepdrove Organic Farm The Sheepdrove Organic Poultry Producer
Group
Sheep Meat and Livestock Commission Northern Uplands Sheep Strategy--To
improve the financial viability of hill
sheep producers, by increasing the number
of lambs meeting market requirements
Sheep Messrs. Dixon The Scrapie Resistant Swaledale Sheep
Project
Veal Anglo Dutch Meats (Charing) Ltd. UK welfare friendly veal production for
export under DBES
Veal Rose Veal UK Ltd. (Phase 2) Natural fed, freedom reared,
welfare friendly, British veal
Venison British Deer Farmers Association Farmed Venison Production: Improving
efficiency and standards in the supply
chain by streamlining best practice
transfer
Livestock--general Meadow Valley Livestock Ltd. Provision of specialist advice to pig
producers; added value markets for beef
and lamb.
Livestock--general Rare Breeds Survival Trust Traditional Breeds Meat Marketing Scheme
(TBMMS)
Cereals Glencore Grain UK Ltd. Use of an internet tool to improve
profitability of cereal production
Cereals National Institute of Agricultural Botany Benchmarking the market focus of the UK
cereal producing sector
Cereals United Grain Producers Ltd. Improving the market awareness and
competitive position of "Farmer Controlled
Businesses" in the development and
marketing of combinable crops
Top fruit English Apples and Pears Creation and validation of a maturity
index for English dessert apples and pears
Ornamentals EUROGRO Workshops and training seminars under the
agricultural development scheme second
bidding round
Industrial crops British Biogen National Scheme For Energy Crop Marketing
and Development
Fish British Trout Association Economic impact assessment of the UK trout
industry
Other First Honey Co-operative Collaborative marketing of British honey;
an initiative by First Honey Co-operative
General Assured Food Standards Developing the definitive authority for
farm and food assurance
Farmers' markets National Association of Farmers Markets Marketing for Markets
General National Farmers Union London Improving competitiveness, building a
better understanding of the food supply
chain among farmers, growers and directors
of FCBs.
Collaborative marketing Plunkett Foundation Collaborative Marketing--working together
for profit
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Third round: £2 million of awards announced 18 February 2002
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Sector Lead organisation Project
Beef Beef Improvement Grouping Ltd. and Paragon Beef Genetic Services--a joint venture to
enable central embryo transfer provision
and maximum stabiliser multiplication
rates.
Beef Swindells Livestock Ltd. and Dickens The production of quality beef from
Partnership intensive vegetable production
by-products, dairy calves, a by-product of
the dairy industry and the investigating
of marketing alternatives for this product
using non-traditional market systems
Beef/dairy Meadow Quality Ltd. Facilitating integrated collaborative
marketing; integrated suckler-cow beef
supply chains; and enabling dairy farmers
and rearers to be involved partners in
improved English beef production.
Beef/dairy UK Sire Services Ltd. Promotion of the English beef and dairy
gene pool
Dairy Royal Association of British Dairy Farmers Strengthening the competitiveness of
and Plunkett Foundation English milk groups-- improved corporate
governance through farmer-director
development.
Pigs PIC UK Ltd. on behalf of QSC Farmer Group QSC--quality supply chain
Pigs Porcofram Marketing Future marketing and production strategies
Sheep British Charollais Sheep Society To establish a central body, which acts as
the main link between ram breeders, prime
lamb producers, abattoirs, meat
processors, retailers and consumers and
lead to the consumption of improved
quality lamb from farms, which are
selected by consumers.
Sheep Meat and Livestock Commission Northern Upland Sheep Strategy--Phase 2
Livestock/general Freedom Food Freedom Food Direct: A new model for
animal agriculture.
Livestock/general Oxlot Ltd. 21st century Livestock Marketing: Live
real time on line market auction.
General/regional food South West Regional Food and Drink Group South West Food Plus--a pilot model for a
regional food trade organisation.
General Farmers First plc The establishment of Aria foods and the
introduction of meat chips into the UK
Market.
General Model Farm Society Model farm society
General Royal Agricultural Society of England Farmer controlled businesses: raising the
game
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