1: Agriculture and Food Sectors

Thriving Agriculture and Food Sectors

Other Information:

The Ontario agri-food industry contributes to economic, social and physical health of rural communities, the province and its people. Agri-food contributes more than $30 billion to the provincial economy in terms of GDP, and employs more than 700,000 people. Ontario has the most diversified agricultural sector in the country. The industry is working smarter, more efficiently and more environmentally responsibly than ever before. It is producing safe food. Ontario agricultural commodities and by-products are going into cleaner, greener bio-products and fuels.

Stakeholder(s):

• Agriculture Sector in Ontario


• Food Sector in Ontario

Objective(s):

1.1: Emerging Opportunities

1.2: Risk Management

1.3: Growing Forward

1.4: National Policy

1.5: Agriculture-Wildlife Conflict

1.6: Market Promotion

1.7: Export Markets & Foreign Investment

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