Governments of Canada and Manitoba Announce Support for Local Food Producers and Farmers’ Markets

 

Winnipeg, Manitoba – Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada

 

The Governments of Canada and Manitoba will be supporting a project which will allow local food producers and farmers’ markets to sell their products online, federal Agriculture Minister Marie-Claude Bibeau and Manitoba Agriculture and Resource Development Minister Blaine Pedersen announced today.

 

Canada and Manitoba will be providing a total of $160,000 through the Canadian Agricultural Partnership to Direct Farm Manitoba to purchase a software platform that will allow Manitobans to order food online from local producers and farmers’ markets. The funding will also go toward the development of a network of pick-up and delivery options to connect consumers with their orders, and the development of COVID-19 safe handling and packaging practices for producers and processors.

Video: CFA AGM 2026 - Field Notes: A Conversation with Canadian Farmers

This panel asks farmers from across Canada about the issues they are dealing with and how they've worked to overcome them, taking an in-depth look at real on the field issues in agriculture.