2018 Alberta Partnership programs:Products, Market Growth and Diversification ($72 million)- Supports the growth of Alberta’s small, medium and large-sized enterprises in the agriculture, food, beverage and bio-product processing industries through the development and commercialization of new products and processes.
- Value-added products to markets
- Facilitates the growth of Alberta’s medium and large-scale agriculture, food, beverage and bio-product processing industries.
Public Trust ($19 million)- Public agriculture literacy
- Supports industry-led initiatives to communicate about food system production practices and sustainability assurance systems with the public/consumer.
- Agriculture and food sustainability assurance initiatives
- Enables the development and/or enhancement of agriculture and food sustainability certification or assurance initiatives.
- Youth agriculture education
- Prepares Alberta students, kindergarten through Grade 12, to engage in meaningful and informed conversations about issues that affect public trust in agriculture.
These programs are part of a suite of 15 programs to be offered under the Partnership in Alberta. Alberta’s processors and agri-food producers pushed value-added exports to $5.6 billion in 2017, creating more than 23,000 jobs in the food and beverage manufacturing industries. The five-year Canadian Agricultural Partnership agreement, effective April 1, 2018 to March 31, 2023, invests in strategic programs and activities in Alberta Related information | 