?url_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Adc&rft.title=Improving+market+intelligence+for+the+organic+red+meat+sector+in+Wales&rft.creator=Bassett%2C+Anna&rft.subject=+Education%2C+extension+and+communication&rft.subject=+Markets+and+trade&rft.subject=+Sheep+and+goats&rft.subject=+Beef+cattle&rft.description=To+improve+market+intelligence+and+data+collection%0D%0A1.+There+should+be+improved+co-operation+and+co-ordination+in+the+marketing+of+organic+stock.+There+should+be+encouragement+for+farmers+to+co-operate+in+a+structured+way+through+regional+producer+marketing+groups+and+co-ops.%0D%0A2.+It+is+suggested+that+all+producer+groups+link+in+with+the+existing+national+livestock+federation.+This+allows+groups+to+work+together+in+order+to+limit+the+numbers+dealing+with+supermarket+buyers%2C+streamlining+supply+chains%2C+leading+to+better+quality+and+consistency+of+supply.%0D%0A3.+Producer+groups+already+hold+a+lot+of+the+information+required.+Information+deemed+by+the+groups+to+be+commercially+sensitive%2C+as+unrestricted+access+could+undermine+their+work%2C+can+only+be+shared+within+the+federation+of+groups.+Once+this+data+is+deemed+to+be+historic+data+then+it+can+be+released.%0D%0A4.+As+most+of+the+commercially+sensitive+material+is+held+within+the+livestock+federation+it+is+crucial+that+there+must+be+good+communication+between+the+federation+and+OCW+for+strategic+direction+and+appropriate+support.+This+could+be+achieved+by+working+through+the+Organic+Strategy+Group+and+its+sub+groups.%0D%0AOther+recommendations%0D%0A5.+Support+must+be+provided+to+enable+existing+smaller+scale+abattoirs+and+meat+cutters+to+prosper.+Regulatory%2C+planning%2C+and+financial+factors+need+to+be+reviewed+to+ensure+this+sector+not+only+prospers%2C+but+also+is+encouraged+to+expand.%0D%0A6.+There+needs+to+be+improved+liaison+with+certification+bodies+to+improve+the+information+that+can+be+provided.+An+improved+annual+questionnaire+for+licensed+producers+covering+numbers+of+animals+on+farm+and+numbers+to+be+sold+as+stores+or+finished+would+be+a+valuable+source+of+information.+Certification+bodies+need+to+be+financially+rewarded+for+doing+this+work.%0D%0A7.+The+Soil+Association%C3%A2%C2%80%C2%99s+Organic+Food+and+Farming+Report+uses+data+that+runs+from+April+to+April.+This+should+be+changed+to+run+as+a+calendar+year+to+allow+ease+of+comparison+with+other+reports.%0D%0A8.+The+NOLD+and+NOFAG+databases+should+be+further+developed+as+a+national+service+with+regional+options+for+trading+and+information+provision.+The+recommendations+above+will+be+further+developed+in+the+Organic+Red+Meat+Development+Project.&rft.date=2003-02&rft.type=Report&rft.type=NonPeerReviewed&rft.format=application%2Fpdf&rft.identifier=http%3A%2F%2Forgprints.org%2F11080%2F1%2FMIredmeat.pdf&rft.identifier=Bassett%2C+Anna+(2003)+Improving+market+intelligence+for+the+organic+red+meat+sector+in+Wales.&rft.relation=http%3A%2F%2Forgprints.org%2F11080%2F