Support Merseyside
The continued support to enable a broad reaching support to different producer sizes and points in the supply chain.
Actions: Development of a cooperative approach that will encapsulate fresh, beverages, preserve, processed and frozen food from the best of Merseyside's producers. Aims to add value, develop processing and packaging facilitites, develop distribution, create a backroom network, develop and access new markets and be an effective player in supplying public procurement. This will not be an initiative to help or assist, it will be farmer/producer controlled businesses that will be commercially driven.
Beneficiaries: All growers, producers and processers will be able to contribute towards the project.
Development opportunities
| Grain storage | |
| Evidence: Agriculture - dominance of cereals facts required (Centralised Grain Storage North West: ensuring the long term supply and profitability of Cereal Production in the North West of England June 2008 EFFP, ICEP and NFU) | SWOT: Rural Merseyside is not taking full advantage of the high quality agricultural land to maximise farm incomes and so is losing out on its "Productive Landscape" (CIAT) |
| Agronomy development group | |
| Evidence: Agriculture (2007 Census returns) | SWOT: Good quality and productive agricultural land, good range of knowledge based businesses in Mersey Rural Leader, evidence of string entrepreneurial spririt and use of technology to innovate among rural businesses, perception among farming communities that is not worth it. |
| Distribution hub | |
| Evidence: Population Density (the Mersey Forest 2008) | SWOT: Strategic location with excellent inter-regional connectivitiy, close proximity between town and country Brewing and beverage centre Independent Family Brewers of England (link) |
| Retail Outlets | |
| Evidence: Gastro markets case studies | SWOT: Strong network of transport links within the sub region, lack of suitable quality business premises across rural Meerseyside Food Service range Gastro markets case studies Rural Merseyside is not taking full advantage of the high quality agricultural land to maximise farm incomes and so is losing out on its "Productive Landscape" (CIAT) |
| Computer controlled vegetable sort/packer | |
| Evidence: Buhler Sortex | |
Proposed intervention
Proposed intervention for Support Mersey grant is 40% to a maximum of £100K. The minimum grant level is £2k for a £5k project, Eligible expenditure is an invoice supported by a cheque of bank transfer with evidence of defrayment from a bank statement. CASH PAYMENTS are ineligible items of expenditure.
The project has to demonstrates additional turnover and Gross Value Added (GVA) this a measure of a business that is made up of wage costs, depreciation, interest payments and profit. Funding is only available to trading enteritis (sole traders, partnerships, Limited companies, social enterprises, charities and cooperatives).
Only one form needs to be completed for this grant and needs supporting by three quotes for the work to be carried out, any relevent legal requirements including planning permission and proof of match funding.
Download expression of interest form (200kb WORD DOC)
Contact for further information
Help@merseyruralleader.org.uk
Tel 01514432297
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