Agriculture Business and Economics
Prince Edward Island. The Island has a total land area of 1.4 million acres with approximately 575,790 acres cleared for agricultural use. Agriculture is very important to the rural way of life on PEI with 3.7 percent of the population living on farms....
The Agriculture Research and Innovation Program (ARIP) is comprised of four sub-programs that support farm-level research, innovation and adoption projects that can lead increased competitiveness, productivity and profitability of the PEI agriculture...
2017 Statistics
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PEI Statistical Review 2017
Complete 2017 Agriculture Statistical - 26 tables
Census StatisticsFarm Census Data (PEI Numbers, Acres, Value, Livestock) - 1986/...
Production insurance provides production risk protection to producers by minimizing the economic effects of crop losses caused by natural hazards.
The Production Insurance Program is a provincially delivered program which is cost shared with the federal...
What is late participation?
Under the new Canadian Agricultural Partnership, governments agreed to allow producers to join the program after the enrolment deadline if there is a significant downturn in a farm sector and a gap in participation.
To...
AgriStability late participation for PEI producers
If your farm experienced large yield losses because of the severe cold snap in June 2018, AgriStability can help. Although the 2018 enrolment deadline has passed you can still participate in...
The 2018 photo contest category entries were short listed and displayed at Old Home Week. Visitors were asked to vote for their favourite photograph.
Congratulations to Scott Chandler the winner of the People's Choice Award for the 2018 Celebrating PEI...
The Community Food Security and Agriculture Awareness Program will support community-led education programs and outreach activities that will result in local market expansion and improved community food security, i.e. raise the profile of PEI agriculture...
The online form below allows you to register your farm as required under the Farm Registration and Farm Organizations Funding Act to provide stable funding for general farm organizations in Prince Edward Island
Which organizations receive funding?
At...
The Department maintains a list of Agriculture, Fisheries, Aquaculture and Forestry associations and boards in the province, as well as some regional organizations.
You will be able to:
view and print contact information for a single organization...
The Department of Agriculture and Fisheries Gender Inclusion in Agriculture, Fisheries and Aquaculture survey closed on January 29, 2019.
NEXT STEPS
A final report containing themes identified from the survey will be posted to this page in Spring 2019...
These guidelines are designed to reduce the risk of contamination of land and water resources which may result from the improper disposal practices.
The permanent discarding or temporary storage of cull potatoes on the surface of the ground may...
The Department of Agriculture and Fisheries sought feedback on a proposed Food Awareness Act for PEI from September, 2018 to January, 2019. A discussion guide was used to collect feedback.
Next Steps
A final report containing themes identified from...
PEI food and seafood producers who want to be included in the current edition of the PEI Fresh Products Directory must confirm their listing before April 18, 2019 of the printing year. To provide the information and submit the listing fee, please...
The E-Letter is a growing part of the way in which information and communications technology can be used effectively by the agriculture and agri-food industry to communicate and share information, and to open up new opportunities for the way we do...
The Policy Capacity Development and Mentorship Program is currently closed. If you would like to be notified when the Program is accepting applications in the future, please complete the PCDMP notification form.
The Policy Capacity Development and...
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...
If you want to establish a farm in PEI it may be helpful to consult the Guide for Beginning Farmers on Prince Edward Island before you make any financial or production decisions. This convenient agricultural resource outlines the support, training and...
The Strategic Industry Growth Initiative 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...
The Next Policy Framework (NPF) for Agriculture - 2018-2023
Consultations Report
Over the past two years, the Department of Agriculture and Fisheries has been evaluating and collecting feedback on existing Growing Forward 2 (GF2) programming and...
Current Ag Market Report:
April 18, 2019
Compiled Annual Ag Market Report:
2019 Ag Market Report
2018 Ag Market Report
2017 Ag Market Report
2016 Ag Market Report
2015 Ag Market Report
Other Agriculture Market Reports
Atlantic Stockyards...