date:Aug 09, 2012
tor to Canadas economy, providing thousands of jobs across the country and generating over $1 billion in farm gate receipts annually. The potato is also an important crop that is helping meet demands of the growing world population, with 40 per cent of potato production in this country harvested in Atlantic Canada.
These investments are from the Agricultural Innovation Program a $50 million initiative announced as part of Canadas Economic Action Plan 2011. AIP is part of the Harper Governments