Canadian Pork Industry benefits from Federal Government investment
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OTTAWA — The Canadian Pork industry is getting $6-Million worth of investment from Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada. The money will be used for innovation to boost production, strengthen public trust, and expand markets for Canadian pork at home and abroad.
The funding is beind made under the Canadian Agricultural Partnership.
More than $3.8 million will come through AgriAssurance, to help launch on-farm programs for food safety, traceability and animal care and ensure compliance for the PigTrace program.
Another $1.2 million will come from AgriMarketing, to help promote and expand markets for Canadian pork and $1.1 million comes from AgriScience, to assist producers with efficient feeding strategies to increase production.
Rick Bergmann, the Canadian Pork Council Chair, says the projects announced on Tuesday (Apr 9) further strengthen the Canadian Pork Excellence platform and contribute to growing the Canadian economy.
“Canadian pork producers take great pride in producing the nutritious, high quality pork that is in high demand in markets around the world. Our on-farm food safety and animal care programs enable producers to demonstrate their commitment to sustainable pork production.”
The Canadian Agricultural Partnership is a five-year, $3 billion investment by federal, provincial and territorial governments to strengthen the agriculture and agri-food sector. In 2018, Canada’s pork sector exported $4 billion in product and is a top-three exporter of pork in the world.
