Governments of Canada and Saskatchewan continue support for the Next Gen Agriculture Mentorship Program

Nov 22, 2021

Regina, Saskatchewan – Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada - The Governments of Canada and Saskatchewan are pleased to announce applications for the Next Gen Agriculture Mentorship Program (Next Gen) are now being accepted. Next Gen is delivered by Canadian Western Agribition (CWA).

The program develops young leaders and prepares them to take on active roles in industry leadership, governance and efforts to build public trust through the pairing of each successful applicant with an established member of the agriculture industry.

The federal and provincial governments will provide $100,000 to support this round of mentees as they continue their leadership journey in the agriculture sector.

Source : canada

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