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Expanding the agri-food industry is a priority on the prairies

The start of the new year is an opportunity to set new goals.

For the agriculture ministers in the prairies, investment and expanding the agri-food industry are top priorities.

Manitoba's Agriculture Minister Derek Johnson says by 2025 they're hoping to have $1.5 billion of investments and 1550 jobs added to the province, and he feels their protein strategy will be a key contributor.

"We're well on our way, we're right around 60 per cent of those goals. So that's, important to not take the foot off the gas, and ensure that we continue to attract protein processors like Roquette."

In Saskatchewan, Agriculture Minister David Marit points to the success the province has had in attracting Canola expansion, adding they've seen other interests connected to the oat sector.

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