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Agriculture platforms

Here's what the 2023 Alberta election parties are promising.

UCP

  • Expand the Feeder Assistance Loan Guarantee to $3M

NDP

  • Create a program for accessing capital

    "Create an Alberta Value-Add Incentive Program to help companies access capital." — albertandp.ca, retrieved 2023-05-19

  • Set up a task force to incentivise rural food start-ups

    "Set up a Local Food Incentive task force to incentivize small-scale, rural start-ups that can upgrade local ingredients to new food products." — albertandp.ca, retrieved 2023-05-19

  • Hire more staff to help with navigating services and agri-food and value-added approvals

    "Increase staff dedicated to help navigate services and agri-food and value-added approvals." — albertandp.ca, retrieved 2023-05-19

  • Lower capital borrowing costs for irrigation districts and municipalities

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