Agri-food Strategic Plan

The project, delivered by Ruris, had as its general objective the delivery of a set of actions to promote and foster cooperation between public and private players with an interest in the production of Vinho Verde, kiwi, certified meat, blueberries, shiitake mushrooms, cherries and organically grown vegetables, as anchor products for the growth and added value of the region's agri-food sector.

The actions carried out by Ruris were:

• Preparation of a strategic plan for the development of the sub-regional agri-food sector, based on working groups made up of public and private organisations from the Tâmega e Sousa region;
• Identification of anchor products and priority sectors and definition of the strategic actions to be implemented for their growth and added value;
• Preparation of technical and economic models for the production and vinification of Vinho Verde, and for the production of kiwi, certified meat, blueberries, shiitake mushrooms, cherries and organically grown vegetables;
• Study visits and discussion of the technical and economic models in working groups with producers and other local players.