More funding is now available for Manitoba food processors under the Sustainable Canadian Agricultural Partnership (Sustainable CAP), federal Agriculture and Agri-Food Minister Marie-Claude Bibeau and Manitoba Agriculture Minister Derek Johnson announced today.
Non-repayable cost-shared funding is now available for small and large businesses engaged in Manitoba’s value-added food processing sector towards the purchase of processing-related equipment. Eligible amounts available under the Capital Infrastructure and Investments program range from $50,000 up to $2.5 million depending on project size.
Four new funding streams have been added to help companies in Manitoba’s agri-processing sector scale their businesses to increase productivity, efficiency and profitability:
- Capital assets – processing equipment: this stream supports the growth and expansion of Manitoba’s agri-processing sector through capital investment purchases for modernization activities that enhance efficiency, productivity and environmental sustainability;
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