Agri-food Strategic Plan

Ruris developed the Strategic Plan for the Agri-food Sector of Tâmega e Sousa, a strategic framework for the development of the sub-region's agri-food sector.

The agri-food sector encompasses a range of activities of considerable importance to this area, both in terms of economic dynamism and investment and in terms of social and cultural significance. This strategic plan looked at the Tâmega e Sousa agri-food sector in its strengths and its weaknesses, but above all in its potential.

Ruris carried out the following actions:

• Mapping and study of crafts and of the agri-food sector in Tâmega e Sousa:
  • Survey and characterisation of crafts and of the agri-food sector in the Tâmega e Sousa region;
  • Identification of the activities in which the area is most specialised and which have the greatest growth potential;
  • Identification of the companies and representative bodies in each sector/activity;
  • Characterisation of each sector/activity in terms of: main products and services, quantities produced, turnover, workforce, markets;
  • Organisation and running of working groups by sector/activity and across the various sectors;
  • Preparation of reports on the working groups held;
  • Preparation of the strategic assessment of each sector/activity, as a basis for subsequently building the strategy and action plan;
  • Study and collection of the plant varieties of Tâmega e Sousa.
• Study and Action Plan for the economic potential of crafts and of the agri-food sector in Tâmega e Sousa:
  • Definition of the potential and growth objectives, in terms of turnover and job creation, for each sector/activity, in line with growth trends in national and international markets;
  • Preparation of the proposed action plan to be implemented in each sector/activity in order to realise the potential defined above, setting out the actions to be carried out, the objectives of each action, those responsible for delivery, budget estimates and schedule;
  • Definition of the positioning and role of the Tâmega e Sousa CIM in the area with regard to promoting and developing the agri-food and crafts sectors;
  • Definition of the regional governance model for promoting the agri-food and crafts sectors;
  • Preparation of sessions presenting the strategy to public and private stakeholders for validation (the working groups created in the previous action);
  • Adjustment of the strategy in light of the conclusions of each working group;
  • Organisation of study and cooperation visits to successful national examples in the agri-food and crafts sectors;
  • Support in preparing public presentation events for the strategy for each sector/activity;
  • Support in designing communication materials for the project.