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By Alice McFarlane

Canada's Food Policy

Everyone at the Table

Jul 9, 2019 | 10:00 AM

Many Canadians aren’t able to access enough healthy food especially those in remote locations.

The Northern Isolated Community Initiatives Fund will receive $15 million over five years to help find innovative and practical solutions to increase food security across the North.

It is intended to support local, community-led projects that reduce dependence on the southern food industry and the associated costs of transportation and storage for northern areas.

Federal Agriculture Minister Marie-Claude Bibeau said this is an important part of the recently launched Food Policy for Canada.

“Canada’s North is host to an emerging number of community-led, innovative food systems. These projects have the opportunity to continue to grow and help alleviate food insecurity in the North and the Food Policy for Canada will help them succeed,” Bibeau said in a news release.

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One component of the initiative will provide funding to northern businesses and communities to help reduce food insecurity using practical and innovative approaches.

Another $3.5 million investment will provide funding to territorial initiatives related to growing, harvesting, and processing healthy food. The remaining $2.5 million will support implementation.

The recently announced Food Policy for Canada aims to ensure all people in Canada are able to access a sufficient amount of safe, nutritious and culturally diverse food.

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