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Agrifoods

The department works with industry, government departments and regional economic development boards to help economic growth and diversification in the agrifoods sector. Particular attention is given to value-added and secondary processing opportunities.

Sectoral development activities include:

• Participation in the development of a vegetable industry strategy
• Working with the fur strategy steering committee to implement key recommendations within the industry strategy such as investment attraction, capacity building and training
• Working with stakeholders to implement the Cranberry Commercialization Strategy. Areas of focus include investment attraction, research and development, industry expansion and strengthening processing capacity
• Participation with a steering committee to develop an action plan for innovation and commercialization of bake apples, lingon berries and sea buckthorn (Northern Berry Initiative)
• Working with industry associations, relevant government departments/agencies, and academia to identify and support training needs of the agrifoods sector
• Working with stakeholders to support life science and other diversification opportunities within the sector

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