Fruit and Vegetable Industry Development Program
No fixed amount
Grant
Description:
The program encourage and support New Brunswick fruit and mixed vegetable producers who want to increase production by providing financial assistance for:
1. adopting season extension and Controlled Environment
Agriculture (CEA) technologies;
2. enhancing storage capacity; and
3. investing in on-farm equipment to improve efficiencies and
build production capacity
Comments on Funding:
Applications are closed. Stay tuned for future intake announcements.
Eligibility:
Applicants must be:
1. New Brunswick producers of fruits and mixed vegetables including new entrants that supply NB consumers with commodities that do
not meet the province’s self-sufficiency status.
2. New entrants whose ultimate goal is commercial-scale production
Application Steps:
Applicants must:
1. Discuss applications with appropriate
Department of Agriculture, Aquaculture and Fisheries staff
(Business Growth Officer, Development Officer or Specialist)
before applying.
2. Submit completed applications by e-mail or mail:
E-mail Applications:
Sustainable.CAP@gnb.ca
Mail Applications:
Sustainable CAP Program Administrator
Industry Financial Programs
Department of Agriculture, Aquaculture and Fisheries
PO Box 6000
Fredericton, NB
E3B 5H1
Documentation Needed:
Applicants must submit:
1. the comprehensive project description and justifications
(application form, business plan and/or questionnaire),
2. its suitability to the immediate situation of the applicant,
3. project impact on the operation and on the sector,
4. proposed budget,
5. whether the project involves other producers and
6. the experience of the applicant
Other Things to Note:
About the author
Maurice
