Our recommendations

To improve transparency and accountability for the Primary Growth Partnership, we recommend that the Ministry for Primary Industries:

1. improve current documentation of Investment Advisory Panel discussions and decisions so that there is a clear, comprehensive, and easy-to-follow trail connecting how Primary Growth Partnership criteria have been considered by the Ministry and the Investment Advisory Panel in informing decision-making that aligns programmes with Primary Growth Partnership objectives;
2. ensure that the work it has under way results in reliable tracking and evaluation of the long-term outcomes and economic benefits that Primary Growth Partnership programmes and the Primary Growth Partnership portfolio achieve; and
3. use a consistent and easily understood format to publicly report the progress and achievements of Primary Growth Partnership programmes and the Primary Growth Partnership portfolio.