Consultations for the next agricultural policy framework are moving online.
Growing Forward 2 (GF2), the current federal, provincial, and territorial agreement on ag policy, is set to expire in 2018. In order to obtain feedback to help shape the development of the next framework, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC) has created a website for stakeholders and Canadians to share their views and provide input.
"On the website there's a questionnaire, it's a short 12-question questionnaire, (to gather) feedback in asking people how they're using the programs now, what programs they're using, what they've experienced in terms of positives, what challenges they've faced, and what new things they'd like to see in the next framework," explains AAFC's director general of policy, planning and integration, Andrew Goldstein.
Goldstein says the questionnaire will be available until July 31, adding the public can also submit feedback via email or letter.
Source : Portageonline