What is a promotion-research agency?
Promotion-research agencies are national or regional bodies which are entitled to collect levies on one or more regulated farm products in order to fund research or generic advertising of the product. These agencies have the authority to impose levies on imports, exports and product marketed in inter-provincial trade, but they have no supply management powers. The agencies may undertake such activities as primary production research, new product development, advertising and promotion, nutritional research, and consumer education. No promotion-research agencies have been established to date.
