Collaborating for Success in the Agri-Food Sector
We have extensive and broad based experience in agri-food consulting focusing on results. A sample of past projects that the principal John Groenewegen has conducted include: assisting agri food sector organisations develop strategic and business plans assessing the market feasibility of a greenfield operation in a competitive and branded marketplace preparing industry profiles of many agri-food industry sectors developing a low interest rate operating credit program for cash crop producers conducting a number of economic and competitiveness studies of the pork, beef, poultry, dairy, grain based, and fruit and vegetable industries measuring the economic impact and contribution of firms and industries on the local and on the provincial economy assisting PEI potato growers in calculating and defending the monetary damages due to PVYn false positive mis-testing providing expert witness services on trade tribunals and competition hearings assessing the impact of WTO and NAFTA on the Canadian agri food sector providing a management review of a food processing operation providing recommendations on changes to pesticide regulations in the context of industry competitiveness and harmonization assessing the financial benefit and impact of government programs and regulations on all commodity sectors for a number of government agencies providing assistance and advice to the Auditor General of Canada on agri food policy issues assisting commodity organisations develop markets for existing products participating in policy analysis on the impact of grain standards on the Canadian grain sector conducting analysis of policy and regulatory changes in many commodity sectors auditing of food safety programs conducting executive interviews in the public and private sector INDUSTRIES CONSULTED FOR
Agri business crop protection and fertilizer animal feeds animal health products genetics farm equipment input supply dealers		Agricultural production oilseeds and grains potatoes, tobacco and other specialty crops apples & other tree fruits red meats poultry and eggs dairy		Food Processing red meats and poultry meats dairy products potato processing grain based products snack foods wineries

Updated: 2005-05-08