Consequent to the propositions of the Québec Agriculture Summit concerning suggestions to increase research efforts and technological transfer and market awareness, members of the research division of the provincial ministry of agriculture have established an animation team in small-fruit research and development. This group will be composed of scientists whose mandate will be to lead and rally the small-fruit sector into regrouping, to provide adequate tools necessary for research and development (bibliography, periodicals, etc.), to counsel and plan research and development projects, and to give advice on actions and means of development in a particular sector.