To consider funding the Countryside and Community Research Institute (CCRI), supported by the Gloucestershire Food and Farming Partnership, to research and map farming and food-related policies in the County, leading to an action plan to create a more coherent and systemic approach to increasing farming and food’s contributions to the local economy, environment, health and nutrition, food security, education etc.
Recommendation -
That funding of £20,000 from the Strategic Economic Development Fund (SEDF) is agreed.
Decision type: Non-key
Decision status: For Determination
Divisions affected: (All Divisions);
Notice of proposed decision first published: 14/02/2023
Decision due: 15 Mar 2023 by Gloucestershire Economic Growth Joint Committee
Department: Economy and Environment
Contact: Paul James, Economic Development Lead Tel: 01285 623558 Email: paul.james@cotswold.gov.uk paul.james@cotswold.gov.uk.