Wellington, Ontario – Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada
The Government of Canada is committed to helping farmers implement sustainable practices to keep the land, water and air healthy, while providing Canada’s youth with the tools they need to gain skills and work experience in the agriculture and agri-food sector.
Celebrating an event at the Dean Farm today, Member of Parliament Lloyd Longfield (Guelph), on behalf of Agriculture and Agri-Food Minister Lawrence MacAulay, highlighted an investment of $48,000 to Ontario Farmland Trust to hire student interns under the Agricultural Youth Green Jobs Initiative. This investment helped support the expanding ‘Ontario Farmland Education and Preservation Program’ across Ontario.
Over the last three years, the students have been involved with many aspects of the Program such as identifying farmlands for protection, developing environmental stewardship recommendations, helping to coordinate various outreach and education events, taking part in research activities with farmers, writing technical reports and delivering presentations to urban audiences.
Since the initial launch of the Agricultural Youth Green Jobs Initiative in April 2016, 591 new jobs have been created nationally, both on the farm and with organizations engaged in the agriculture and agri-food sector.
Source : Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada