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Supply Chain Efficiencies scheme
The scheme provides financial support for co-operation projects.

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The Supply Chain Efficiency Scheme provides financial support for co-operation projects that will develop new products, processes and technologies in the farming, food and forestry sectors.

The key aim of the Supply Chain Efficiency Scheme is:

to assist farmers, growers and foresters in developing a collaborative, supply chain-focussed initiative by providing the capacity building support that is not available through any other mechanism.

The Supply Chain Efficiency Scheme is an important element of the Rural Development Plan for Wales 2007-2013 (RDP). It is part funded by Europe and by the Welsh Government. It is designed to help move ‘embryonic’ supply chain partnerships to a stage where they are confident to adopt a new supply chain process leading to greater tangible and intangible benefits. It would increase the capacity of producers to take costs out of the supply chain, improve marketing capability and ensure future sustainability.

The scheme also covers benchmarking. This is a business tool that allows businesses to review their strengths and weaknesses and compare themselves with counterparts in the same business area. It will ensure the accurate collection and collation of farm and forestry business data, which will enable effective benchmarking of Wales agricultural, horticultural and forestry sectors. Benchmarking has proven potential to improve business competitiveness and sustainability.

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