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Stimulating Innovation in the Agri-Food Sector Evaluation

Client:

Fera Science & Make it York

Study objectives:

• Complete an interim evaluation within 4 weeks of appointment;
• Complete full Summative Assessment in line with guidance from the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government; and,
• Design and deliver primary research to gather feedback from businesses that engaged with the project.

Louise Byass - Programme Manager

"Thrive Economics completed a thorough evaluation hitting all deadlines and ensuring that we made aware of findings throughout the evaluation process."

We were appointed to complete an interim evaluation, and final Summative Assessment of the Stimulating Innovation in the Agri-Food Sector (SIAF) sector. The scheme had a total cost of £1.7m, with £0.8m from the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF).
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The interim evaluation took the form of a process evaluation and we explored how effectively the scheme had operated to date. We reviewed progress on expenditure and output targets and mapped the location of beneficiaries to identify geographical gaps. We completed a thorough report and delivered a presentation to the delivery team with key findings and recommendations.
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For the full Summative Assessment we designed and delivered a bespoke beneficiary survey which 125 businesses completed. Samples of our analysis are shown on the right, and our findings included that:
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• 36% of businesses had not previously completed any innovation activity before engaging with SIAFs;
• Businesses that received support forecast increased sales of £171,192 more than firms that registered, but didn't access support; and,
• The project is forecast to facilitate £24.4 million in net Gross Value Added (GVA) by 2021.

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