The Agriculture side of the Provincial Budget includes investments to keep producers competitive and profitable, especially in international markets.
$37 million has been set aside for agricultural research, including projects, and the crop and livestock research facilities.
The Ag Budget is $625 million, up $54.6 million from the previous year. The majority of it, $483.8 million, goes to the Sustainable Canadian Agriculture Partnership (Sustainable CAP) to continue funding the suite of business risk management programs.
The budget also includes $89.4 million to support initiatives such as disease surveillance, research to develop solutions to new emerging problems, farm safety, and an agriculture mentorship program.
The province also mentioned a pair of targets in its 2030 Growth Plan are on track to be met by the ag industry.
In 2023-24, Saskatchewan’s value-added agriculture revenue was $7.9 billion, $2.1 billion short of the goal of $10 billion.
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