Vision Greens is set to receive up to $75,000 through the provincial and federal governments to bolster its food safety measures.
This funding, announced in a recent press release and provided under Ontario's Food Safety and Growth Initiative, will enable the company to purchase and install advanced water filtration systems.
The support for Vision Greens is part of a larger $4.4-million funding boost from the governments of Canada and Ontario under the Sustainable Canadian Agricultural Partnership (Sustainable CAP). The initiative aims to help small businesses in the agri-food industry grow their operations, enhance food safety, and improve traceability systems. In total, the funding is expected to support 90 projects across Ontario.
"Ontario's agri-food industry produces world-class food products and our government is making investments to help local businesses grow their operations, create jobs and increase their exports," said Trevor Jones, Ontario Minister of Agriculture, Food and Agribusiness (OMAFA), in the release.
"The Food Safety and Growth Initiative will help Ontario to further increase and diversify our agri-food exports to new markets, while strengthening the long-term competitiveness and growth of our local agri-food champions during this time of economic uncertainty."
The Food Safety and Growth Initiative allows eligible food processors, producers, and service providers to receive up to $75,000 per project for various enhancements, including improving food safety systems, adopting new equipment and technologies, and providing related training to employees.
According to the release, it is anticipated that the funding from this program, combined with cost-shared investments from the sector, will generate approximately $15.5 million in total industry food safety enhancements.
For more information:
Vision Greens
www.visiongreens.ca