Winnipeg, Manitoba – Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada
The governments of Canada and Manitoba have expanded eligibility and are providing funding under the Sustainable Canadian Agricultural Partnership’s (Sustainable CAP) Carbon Sequestration and Grasslands Resilience stream of the Resilient Agricultural Landscape Program (RALP) to support additional Manitoba producers, federal Agriculture and Agri-Food Minister Lawrence MacAulay and Manitoba Agriculture Minister Ron Kostyshyn announced today.
The Carbon Sequestration and Grassland Resilience stream of RALP will now offer funding to all primary producers across the province, community pastures, Agricultural Crown Land forage lease holders, and Indigenous primary producers and communities.
Beneficial management practices available under this expanded stream focus on program activities directed towards improving carbon sequestration, sustainability, and productivity. These projects enhance valuable ecological goods and services and provide mitigation and adaptation practices to support producers in a changing climate.
Beneficial Management Practices available for funding are:
- Agroforestry
- Grasslands and Grazing Management
The ministers noted that selected applicants receive a maximum of $15,000 per project at 75% of the total approved eligible costs; projects have up to 18 months to be completed.
Source : Canada.ca