The Regional Municipality of York’s has released its 2024 to 2027 agriculture and agri-food sector strategy.
“York Regional council is committed to supporting the agriculture and agri-food sector as a crucial component of York Region’s economic vitality,” said York Region chairman and CEO Wayne Emmerson in a news release. “York Region is home to the fourth-largest food and beverage processing sector in Canada and this new strategy focuses on sustaining and supporting the entire local agri-food sector.”
Following the success of York Region’s first agriculture and agri-food sector strategy approved in 2017, the goals driving the 2024 to 2027 strategy include:
- Strengthening business, entrepreneurship and innovation services by enabling innovation, supporting skills development and attracting workers in the sector
- Bolstering an already resilient and diverse value chain by facilitating continued growth and connection; continuing to build relationships with and fostering support for equity-deserving and Indigenous communities; and promoting climate resilience impacting the sector
- Continuing to educate and raise the profile of local agriculture and agri-food sector by expanding outreach and communication.
Detailed actions in the 2024 to 2027 agriculture and agri-food sector strategy will be supported by partnerships with York Region’s nine local cities and towns, the agriculture and agri-food advisory committee and other key stakeholders, the region stated.
Learn more about York Region’s robust agriculture and agri-food sector at york.ca/AgriFood.
