Action 35
"Western Isles Enterprise (WIE), in partnership with
others, will work with the farming and crofting community
in the Western Isles to agree a strategic framework which
identifies the concerns facing that community with the aim
of improving the prosperity of farming businesses and
developing alternative sources of income."
Progress
A partnership was brought together under the auspices of
the Western Isles Enterprise (WIE), to write a Strategic
Framework for the Western Isles. On 9 December 2002 the
Strategic Framework for Crofting and Farming in the
Western Isles was presented to and endorsed by the
Agriculture Strategy Implementation Group, then formally
launched in the Western Isles at a public meeting on 16
December 2002. The Strategy identified 6 Strategic Goals,
namely:
- Developing thriving
communities
- Achieving recognition
- Quality produce and products
- Enhancing the local food
economy
- Positive land management
- Working together
A Strategy Implementation Group, comprising local
agencies and industry representatives, was convened to
lead/monitor the implementation of the Strategy. The Group
identified and prioritised actions and charged lead agency
groups with responsibility for overseeing/implementing
specific actions through, for example, projects and pilot
schemes in local communities. Visit the WIE website for
information about the developmental work being taken
forward in that regard. The lead agency groups comprise
representatives from:-
- Comhairle nan Eilean Siar
- Western Isles Enterprise
- Crofters Commission
- Communities Scotland
- Scottish Natural Heritage
- Scottish Crofting Foundation
- Western Isles Tourist Board
- Scottish Executive Environment
and Rural Affairs Department (SEERAD)
- Producer organisations, as
appropriate.
As at February 2005, work is in hand to re-shape the
Strategic Framework and to re-constitute the Strategy
Implementation Group.
Links
- Western Isles Enterprise:-
http://www.hie.co.uk/wie
While the primary Action is complete, work is
ongoing in relation to the overarching
objective.
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