Tag: Agricultural Development
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By the Numbers: Profiling Your Agri-Food Sector Using Impactful Statistics
Upcoming Webinar – Thursday September 8, 2022. 10:00 a.m. – 11:30 a.m. Many communities recognize agriculture’s contribution to the region’s economy, but it’s important that community leaders have an accurate understanding of what the sector is actually producing. Building a snapshot of the local agriculture sector will support the community in prioritizing agriculture in economic…
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Growing the Agriculture and Food Innovation Ecosystem
Join the Agriculture and Economic Development Community of Practice on May 11 from 10 am – 11:30 am to hear about Ontario’s growing agriculture and food innovation ecosystem including presentations about several provincial and regional innovation initiatives including: Circular Opportunity Innovation Launch Pad (COIL) BioEnterprise BRiNC (Business Resources in Norfolk County) Economic development officers, planners…
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Agricultural Systems Portal – The Next Generation
Planners and Economic Developers will be interested in this demonstration of the next generation of the Agricultural Systems Portal. It has more than 90 mapping layers on the agri-food supply chain and easy access to economic data! Jennifer Birchmore, Senior Geographic Information Specialist and Helma Geerts, Policy Advisor at OMAFRA will demonstrate this new web…
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Recap of the Agri-Food Forum Keynote by Nikolas Badminton – Facing our Futures
Innovation & Resiliency was the theme of the 14th annual Municipal Agriculture Economic Development & Planning Forum that was co-hosted by the Regional Municipality of York and OMAFRA in early November 2021. The Agri-Food Forum was kicked off with welcoming remarks from Minister Lisa Thompson, speaking on the importance of agri-food economic development and land…
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Register for the Canadian Women’s Agri-Food Virtual Trade Mission to Mexico Tuesday, March 22nd -24th 2022
The Organization of Women in International Trade-Toronto (OWIT)* in collaboration with Global Affairs Canada (GAC) and the Ontario Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs (OMAFRA) is hosting a virtual trade mission to Mexico. The mission is focused on increasing exports of Canadian women-owned and women-led businesses in the agri-food sector to enter or expand…
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Growing Agri-Tourism Initiatives in Your Community
Join other professionals on Thursday, August 19, 2021 for the Agriculture Economic Development and Planning Community of Practice discussion on Agri-tourism. Agri-tourism is a rural based industry in Ontario with growth potential. To help unlock that potential, Simcoe County recognized that prospective operators might need guidance to help navigate through the process of starting an…
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2020 Ontario Regional Economic Development: A Year In Review
2020 has been an incredibly unique and unforgettable year, it’s also been a great year for the ON Regional Economic Development blog website. We’ve expanded our range of topics and have enjoyed watching our follow numbers grow. Below is a recap of our most popular blogs for 2020. 1. Top Ten Impacts COVID-19 Is Having…
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Recap: Always in Season Community of Practice Session
On August 20, 2020 the Agriculture Economic Development and Planning Community of Practice webinar highlighted the new Always in Season Toolkit. Participants heard how different communities have introduced initiatives to help strengthen their agri-food sector. The Always in Season toolkit is designed to help guide communities through potential activities, key performance metrics, funding opportunities, and…
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Municipal Agriculture Economic Development & Planning Forum – Registration now open
The 9th annual Municipal Agriculture Economic Development & Planning Forum is being held in Halton Region on October 18-19, 2017. The forum is tailored to all those involved in municipal economic development and planning who have agriculture and food in their portfolio. Whether it’s farming, food processing, agri-tourism, equine, or agri-entrepreneurship in focus, this is…
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Growing Agriculture with Northern Ontario Community Pastures
There are six community pastures located across northern Ontario. Partnerships between organizations and the provincial government were instrumental in the formation of the pastures. In the early 2000’s the Association of Community Pastures (ACP) was created and they subsequently ownership of some of these pastures. The pastures are available for farmers to rent for the…
