Ministry for Primary Industries director general Ray Smith is one of this year’s CEO Index finalists. Vision“We’ve built our vision, mission and goals to support the success of New Zealand’s primary sector. Impact“There’s one big measure that unifies primary sector effort – export value. Innovation“Through the Primary Sector Growth Fund and predecessor funds, MPI has invested approximately $600 million in new innovations that support primary sector businesses to grow. Election year“I would like to see the Government continuing to invest in our large trade relationships so that the primary sector can sell more of its wonderful products to the rest of the world.”