Presentation Outline Credit Union Lenders Association

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Presentation Outline Credit Union Lenders
Association

• What is ALMA?
• Industry challenges
• Industry opportunities
• Transforming the industry
• ALMAs role
• Qs and As

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What is ALMA?

• A provincial crown corporation
• 11 industry experts from around the world
• Catalyst organization
• Mandate is to protect and grow our multi-billion
  livestock and meat industry

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Facing the Challenges

• Volatile Canadian
• Rising input costs
• No next generation of producers
• Cost of regulatory requirements
• System operating under capacity

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Facing the Challenges

• Restricted market access
• No info system for market signals
• Limited supply chain development
• Lack of cooperation
• Insufficient integrated policies
• COOL

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Seizing the Opportunities

• World meat consumption growing
• Emerging world economies
• Food safety concerns growing
• Alberta well positioned

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Tools of Transformation

• Alberta Livestock and Meat Strategy (ALMS)
• Framework enables industry to create and extract
  maximum value from the competitive environment
• Four key partners

Industry
ALMA
ARD
AFSC
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Tools of Transformation

• ALMS Competitive Strategies
• Build on foundation of animal health, food safety
  and public health
• Differentiate throughout the supply chain
• Diversify markets

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Tools of Transformation

• ALMS Competitive strategies
• Improve marketing effectiveness and efficiency
• Develop the business of the livestock and meat
  industry
• Reduce costs and regulatory barriers
• Promote a strengthened supply chain
• Engage government as a catalyst

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What is ALMAs Role?

• Act as a Catalyst

Help build relationships
Help increase info flow
Help build opportunities
Help build capability
Help build a competitive response
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Questions?

• For further info visit
• www.alma.ab.ca