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Farm Partnerships - Reference Paper November 2011 PAGE  PAGE 23 Farm Partnerships Reference Paper Executive Summary Introduction During both the “2020” committee deliberations and subsequently during internal DAFM discussions, the potential role of the partnership model in helping to deliver on the ambitious targets set out in Food Harvest 2020 was expressly stated. The consensus is that greater use of the partnership model can not only help to increase scale, but can also help to develop the sector’s skill set through attracting, new entrants to the sector. This paper considers far