Governments of Canada and Newfoundland and Labrador committed to help grow the agricultural sector
News release
October 12, 2018 – Corner Brook, NL – Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada and Newfoundland and Labrador Department of Fisheries and Land Resources
Gudie Hutchings, Member of Parliament for Long Range Mountains on behalf of Lawrence MacAulay, Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food, and the Honourable Gerry Byrne, Minister of Fisheries and Land Resources are at the Agriculture Expo in Corner Brook this afternoon to provide details on investments focused on growing the agriculture industry and supporting entrepreneurs through the Canadian Agricultural Partnership.
Minister Byrne also provided details on projects approved under the Provincial Agrifoods Assistance Program (PAAP) which will also help strengthen and grow the Newfoundland and Labrador agriculture sector.
To date, the federal and provincial governments under the Partnership, have committed over $5.6 million for 87 projects in Newfoundland and Labrador. The projects will focus on innovation, environmental sustainability and climate change, encouraging new entrants to the sector, secondary processing, food self-sufficiency and risk mitigation for the agriculture industry.
The Partnership will provide $37 million over five years to the Newfoundland and Labrador agriculture and agri-food industry.
The Provincial Government has also committed $2.75 million this year under PAAP for land development and agriculture infrastructure. To date, $2.48 million of the total amount has been committed for 110 projects that support food self-sufficiency, increase agricultural growth, increase secondary processing and generate employment.
These programs support targets set out in the Provincial Government's Way Forward and Agriculture Sector Work Plan to increase Newfoundland and Labrador's food self-sufficiency to at least 20 per cent by 2022, increase secondary processing of food products, and generate employment within the agriculture industry.
Quotes
"We are proud to partner with Newfoundland and Labrador to invest in projects that support innovation, environmental sustainability, opportunities for new entrants, food-self sufficiency and risk management. The Canadian Agricultural Partnership will make the province's agriculture industry even stronger and more competitive, supporting jobs and economic growth."
- Gudie Hutchings, Member of Parliament for Long Range Mountains
"We believe that by working together, the federal and provincial governments, farmers and producers and other stakeholders will achieve the goals and targets set forth for us and bring the agriculture industry to the next level. As we move into Small Business Week we should take a moment to acknowledge farmers and producers as proven entrepreneurs who embrace challenge and innovation. It is because of their efforts that we are seeing a significant impact on the economy, the agriculture industry and our province."
- The Honourable Gerry Byrne, Minister of Fisheries and Land Resources
"The Canadian Agricultural Partnership and the Provincial Agrifoods Assistance Program bring significant benefits, contributing to employment and growth in the agriculture industry. The Newfoundland and Labrador Federation of Agriculture continues to collaborate with the federal and provincial governments to ensure these funding programs are utilized in the best interests of our membership."
- Merv Wiseman, Newfoundland and Labrador Federation of Agriculture
Quick facts
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The Canadian Agricultural Partnership is a $3 billion, five-year investment by federal, provincial and territorial governments to help Canada's agricultural sector innovate, grow and prosper.
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The Newfoundland and Labrador agriculture industry provides approximately 6,500 jobs and has primary and value‐added production worth approximately $500 million.
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Connie Boland
Senior Communications Officer
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