Investment to finance them Public-private partnership Access to internet technology Technical expertise Marketing Patience and persistence Success Factors New relationships between Great product consumers and food Public policy Connection with producer closer to Public funding the market Access to technology Aligning with a famous person Word of mouth Not giving up We have the land base Incremental Growth Promising Opportunities Regional food hubs A growing workforce Access to technology Food as a community value and Food security - traceable food “Local” “Natural” New and young farmers Value-added opportunities A national leader What’s Needed Market the Maine brand Promote rather than “natural” Attitude shift “organic” Business mindset Technical expertise How to up Confidence Breaking the institution price barrier Food science Immigration policy Food safety Food entrepreneurs Federal law implementation Cold storage shared facility Financial business expertise Access to technology More meat processing facilities grain production Investment capital Grain processing Tax breaks for agricultural land use Grain processing expertise
Investment to finance them Public-private partnership Access to internet technology Technical expertise Marketing Patience and persistence Success Factors New relationships between consumers and food Connection with producer closer to the market Aligning with a famous person Not giving up Incremental Growth Great product Public policy Public funding Access to technology Word of mouth We have the land base Promising Opportunities Regional food hubs Access to technology “Local” and “Natural” New and young farmers A national leader A growing workforce Food as a community value Food security - traceable food Value-added opportunities What’s Needed Market the Maine brand Attitude shift Business mindset Confidence Breaking the institution price barrier Immigration policy Food entrepreneurs Cold storage shared facility Access to technology grain production Grain processing Grain processing expertise Promote “natural” rather than “organic” Technical expertise How to up Food science Food safety Federal law implementation Financial business expertise More meat processing facilities Investment capital Tax breaks for agricultural land use
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