Primary Growth Partnership
Important dates
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Round One is now closed but proposals are being accepted for consideration in Round Two.
Round One:
Close off for proposals: 5.00pm, Thursday, October 8, 2009
Round Two There will be further submission rounds in 2010. |
About the Primary Growth Partnership
The Primary Growth Partnership is a government-industry initiative that will invest in significant programmes of research and innovation to boost the economic growth and sustainability of New Zealand’s primary, forestry and food sectors
The scheme will focus on boosting productivity through ongoing investment in innovation and delivering long term economic growth and sustainability across the primary sectors, from producer to consumer.
Investments can cover the whole of the value chain, including education and skills development, research and development, product development, commercialisation, commercial development and technology transfer.
Industries included in the Primary Growth Partnership are:
- pastoral (including wool) and arable production;
- horticulture;
- seafood (including aquaculture);
- forestry and wood products; and
- food processing (including nutriceuticals and bioactives).
What's new?
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November 4, 2009 Primary Growth Partnership moves into business planning stage October 12, 2009 Round One Closes with Nine Proposals Received September 16, 2009 Minister of Agriculture David Carter launches the Primary Growth Partnership. May 28, 2009 Minister of Agriculture David Carter announces research and innovation funding. |
Funding
Budget 2009 included funding for PGP of $30 million for 2009/10; $40 million for 2010/11; $50 million for 2011/12; and $70 million per annum from 2012/13 to be appropriated to Vote: Agriculture and Forestry.
Each programme will be a joint investment between the Crown and industry. Qualifying contributions by the co-investors must be equal to or greater than the Crown Primary Growth Partnership funding.
The minimum amount that the Primary Growth Partnership will co-invest, and which must be matched by industry co-investors, is $500,000 excluding GST over the lifetime of the co-investment programme.
Who is involved?
There are several parties you will work with during the process to establish a PGP co-investment programme.
PGP Secretariat
The Secretariat is employed within MAF to administer PGP and assist the Investment Advisory Panel. They should be your first point of contact for any questions or help you need with PGP.
They will:
- help with information on dates, deadlines, meetings
- help with information on the requirements and process for completing and submitting proposals and business plans
- put you in touch with additional people to help answer any specialist questions you have
- act as a central coordination and communication point for all your dealings about PGP.
They will be able to answer most of your questions about process or content, and can put you in touch with the correct people throughout the rest of MAF or on the Panel if necessary.
Contact the Secretariat at pgp@maf.govt.nz or phone Joseph Montgomery, PGP Secretariat Manager, on 04 894 0216 or Vanessa MacKay his personal assistant on 04 894 0669.
MAF specialists
You may be put in touch with MAF specialists who can provide you with advice about your proposal. MAF specialists are also responsible for completing the preliminary MAF comment which will be provided to the Panel after you have submitted your proposal.
Investment Advisory Panel
The Panel is responsible for using their expertise and judgement to advise on decisions about the allocation of PGP co-investments, to help ensure that PGP investments are able to achieve the aims of economic growth and sustainability.
In addition, you will also be reporting to the Panel (if successful at each stage) on the development of your business plan and the progress on your co-investment programme.
For more information on the Investment Advisory Panel visit People.
FAQ and Terminology
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Further information
Please call Joseph Montgomery, PGP Secretariat Manager, on 04 894 0216 or Vanessa MacKay, his personal assistant, on 04 894 0669 or email pgp@maf.govt.nz
