Small sites that do not benefit from the support needed to most effectively unfold their activities are prevalent in Catalonia. A solution is required to enable them to expedite administrative procedures and ensure the sector has the scope to adapt to innovations in production and the lines of grants available. Major companies have an advantage because they benefit from the advice needed, and such advice must also be guaranteed for smaller, typically family companies. It is important to provide a customised, quality service that allows the sector to adopt broader professionalism and to suitably channel existing human and economic resources to the various relevant public and private organisations. To strengthen this public/private cooperation, a public body formed by highly-trained experts who are familiar with the sector is required. These experts would operate in a networked manner, in coordination with food research institutions to assure continuing innovation in the sector. The primary goal of this think tank must be to draw up a plan for each site, to assess the production quality and potential of it, and to devise an operating model that takes into consideration the potential need for transformation of products, incorporation of ecological protocols, renewal of infrastructure and feasible boosts to revenue, among other aspects. The goals, investments and actions to be implemented in due course will be inferred from this plan. The experts will also be in charge of processing the necessary grants. The aim is to provide comprehensive support for the countryside, prioritising smaller sites to steer them towards agroecological models.
Catalunya 2022
RESET: Call to reactivate Catalonia
ACTION 6.10