The Product and Market Development Program is designed to expand domestic and international competitiveness by supporting small and medium-sized agricultural producers, agri-businesses and agri-processors to expand their product base or markets through: Value-added and agri-food...
The Organic Industry Development Program is designed to support the organic agriculture sector in Prince Edward Island by providing strategic assistance with projects that will building the capacity, growth, and competitiveness of the sector. This program is comprised of four sub...
The Perennial Crop Development Program is designed to increase sustainability in PEI’s agriculture sector. Perennial crops are often considered to have both substantial ecological and economic benefits compared to annual crop species. Perennial crops can increase carbon levels in...
Results and impact of markets and trade programs under the Sustainable -CAP in PEI 2023-24
The Sustainable Canadian Agricultural Partnership (Sustainable CAP) is a new $3.5-billion, 5-year agreement (April 1, 2023 to March 31, 2028), between the federal, provincial and territorial governments to strengthen the competitiveness, innovation, and resiliency of the...
The Horticulture Diversification Program supports horticulture food producers to expand greenhouse and controlled environment agriculture (CEA) production, adopt technologies and processes to increase efficiency and productivity, expand and improve crop storages to extend the...
The Grow the Herd Pilot Program is designed to grow the beef cow population in the province and increase the number of beef cattle processed in PEI. The PEI livestock strategy was released in 2021 to address the decline in beef cattle numbers in the province. The strategy focuses...
The Business Development Program will support the agriculture sector by providing funding for training, business planning and implementation, organizational development, benchmarking and risk management activities. The program will facilitate the development of sound business...
The Strategic Industry Growth Initiative (SIGI) is designed to increase the competitiveness, productivity and profitability of the agriculture industry through a coordinated effort to accelerate the development and successful commercialization of food products from Prince Edward...
The Assurance Systems Program is designed to improve the anticipation, mitigation and response to risks by providing assistance to address risks related to humans, animals and plants through project-driven and other outcome-based approaches. The Assurance Systems Program will...