Advancing Agri-Food Processing: Production Improvement and Processing Capacity Expansion
The Production improvement and processing capacity expansion supports the value-added agri-food processors and manufacturers with equipment modernization activities that will increase efficiency, quality, productivity, and competitiveness. (i.e., the purchase of specialized and/or automated equipment)
Offered by Department of Agriculture, Aquaculture and Fisheries
Amount
Primary producers: up to 30-50% of eligible costs to a maximum of $50,000; processors or manufacturers not involved in primary agriculture: up to 25% of the eligible costs to a maximum of $50,000
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Who can apply
Applicants must be:
- Indigenous Peoples or Organizations
- Agriculture producers (individuals or groups) to further process their primary products or value add
- Abattoirs involved in further processing or value-added
- Agri-Food processing facilities
- Agri-Food licensed Commercial Kitchens
- Agriculture producer associations
- Academic or research institutions
- Other individuals or groups capable of achieving program
objectives
- Resident of the Province of New Brunswick who is at least 19
years of age.
- Project location is within the Province of New Brunswick
- Project benefits the Province of New Brunswick
About the funding
Level of Assistance
- Up to 30-50% of eligible costs to a maximum of $50,000 for
projects involving primary producers. The percentage will be at
the discretion of the Department of Agriculture, Aquaculture and
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Fisheries based in information submitted during the application
process.
- Up to 25% of the eligible costs to a maximum of $50,000 for
projects involving a processor or manufacturer not involved in
primary agriculture.
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