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Economics and Policy Coordination Branch
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The Economics and Policy Coordination Branch was established within the of the Ontario Ministry of Agriculture and Food in 1984, and resulted from a merger of the former Economics Branch and the Strategic Planning Branch. The branch reported to the Deputy Minister.
The Economics and Policy Coordination Branch was dissolved in 1990 when the ministry's statistical analysis and liaison activities were assigned to the Policy Analysis Branch and Policy and Program Co-ordination Branch respectively.
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The Economics and Policy Coordination Branch assembled and interpreted agricultural economic information on behalf of the Ontario Ministry of Agriculture and Food and its clients. The branch also liased with Cabinet, Management Board, and outside groups to co-ordinate policy and expedite proposed legislation, conducted long- term analysis on agricultural and food policy in the private, public and international sectors, and gathered and published statistics on Ontario's agribusiness and commodity sector. The branch conducted financial research into farm and processor practices, marketing methods, and agricultural trade from the local to the international level.
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RAD: Rules for Archival Description, 2nd edn (2008)
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2026-11-16: migrated to AtoM
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Annual Reports of the Ministry of Agriculture and Food, 1984- 1990
Canadiana Authorities, 1996-12- 24
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Archivist(s):
Paul McIlroy