date:Nov 25, 2013
As China became one of the fastest-growing markets for Canadian agri-foods, Ottawa plans to increase such exports to the Asian country.
Under a new program unveiled Friday, the Canadian government will invest up to 4.3 million Canadian dollars ($4.08 million) annually over the next five years to fund increasing agri-food exports to China and other Asian markets.
China, a critical market for Canada, saw its agri-food imports from the western Canadian province of British Columbia grow at 20 perc