Amount:$10,000.00 Type of Program:Grants Description:The Agri-Food Growth Program aims to build and enhance local markets, and increase the awareness, sale and consumption of Prince Edward Island produced agri-food products. The program has five funding streams: 1Signage and Promotion Stream,2Farm Market And Farmers’ Market Compliance Stream,3New Product Market Readiness Stream,4Season Extension Stream,5Sector Growth Initiatives Stream. Comments on…
Amount:No Fixed Amount Type of Program:Loan Description:The Potato Financing Program provides assistance to eligible PEI Potato farmers impacted from the recent suspension of both seed and fresh table stock potatoes entering the United States through a joint partnership of Finance PEI and the Department of Agriculture and Land. Comments on Funding:Funding is a loan that…
Amount:No Fixed Amount Type of Program:Grants Description:The PEI Pollination Expansion Program supports the sustainable increase of local honey bee colonies that are available for the pollination of wild blueberries and other fruit crops and the advancement of the beekeeping sector through strategic industry initiatives, including investment in infrastructure. Comments on Funding:Funding is a 75% assistance: 1to…
Amount:No Fixed Amount Type of Program:Grants Description:The Business Development Program supports the agriculture sector by providing funding for skills training, business planning and implementation, benchmarking and risk management activities which will expand domestic and international markets for Prince Edward Island producers and small to medium sized agri-businesses. There are three funding categories: Training, Business Planning,…
Amount:$40,000 Type of Program:Grants Description:The Perennial Crop Development Program supports the establishment of new cropping systems and improvements in existing systems using technological advances and improvements in storage and production practices. Applications will be assessed for a project’s ability to have both ecological and economic benefits. Comments on Funding:Funding is up to 50% of the…
