Diversifying Alberta’s agriculture sector
Alberta’s government is focused on building a strong agriculture sector that creates jobs and attracts investment in sustainable value-added processing.
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Minister Dreeshen, BioComposites Group CEO Dan Madlung, and MLA Mark Smith tour the BCG facility.
The governments of Canada and Alberta are supporting the Alberta Hemp Alliance (AHA) with a one-time grant to establish a provincial industry association for hemp processing with more than $300,000 over two years (2021-2023) through the Canadian Agricultural Partnership.
The grant will help AHA build capacity to fulfil its mandate as the provincial association for the hemp industry in Alberta. AHA intends to be self-sustainable beyond its first years of operation by creating revenue streams from membership fees, an industry sales levy, education and training, webinars, conferences