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Governments of Canada and Manitoba Announce Support for Local Food Producers and Farmers’ Markets

Developing New Marketing Options Will Strengthen Distribution Network
 
Winnipeg, Manitoba – Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada
 
The Governments of Canada and Manitoba will be supporting a project which will allow local food producers and farmers’ markets to sell their products online, federal Agriculture Minister Marie-Claude Bibeau and Manitoba Agriculture and Resource Development Minister Blaine Pedersen announced today.
 
Canada and Manitoba will be providing a total of $160,000 through the Canadian Agricultural Partnership to Direct Farm Manitoba to purchase a software platform that will allow Manitobans to order food online from local producers and farmers’ markets. The funding will also go toward the development of a network of pick-up and delivery options to connect consumers with their orders, and the development of COVID-19 safe handling and packaging practices for producers and processors.
Source : Canada.ca

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