The Government of British Columbia has expanded a two-year-old program assisting Indigenous entrepreneurs to develop agriculture in their communities.
An expanded program offers $8,000 to fund specialized planning and coaching to develop agriculture business.
The program offers funding that ranges from $2,000 for community engagement to $5,000 and $10,000 for planning, analysis and coaching in food security and the building of agricultural production and processing.
The funding comes through the federal provincial Canadian Agricultural Partnership.
No such program exists in Saskatchewan under the Canadian Agricultural Partnership.
Ron Walter can be reached at ronjoy@sasktel.net
