Feds and Prairie provinces to help Indigenous communities in agriculture

A new partnership with the federal government and the Prairie provinces could lead to the way for Indigenous participation in agriculture.

On Tuesday, federal Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food, Marie-Claude Bibeau along with the agriculture minister of Alberta, Saskatchewan, and Manitoba announced they have completed a collaborative project that engaged First Nations communities with the goal of furthering Indigenous participation in agriculture.

According to the final report, roughly 89 per cent of communities surveyed are interested in agriculture. However, a large portion of leased and rented land is operated by non-Indigenous farmers.