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BC NDP Leadership RaceOn April 17th, members of the BC NDP Party will vote for their next leader. Here are some facts you need to know on each leadership contenders and their agricultural policy platform: Adrian Dix To contact Adrian Dix, go to www.adriandix.ca On February 24th, Adrian Dix, while visiting the Okanagan, took the opportunity to discuss the importance of the tree fruit industry in B.C. and supporting our local producers. He discussed his proposal to leverage the purchasing power of the local health authorities to boost the agricultural industry by purchasing from local growers and farmers. On April 8th, Adrian Dix put forth a grant program for the tree fruit industry as part of his platform as BC NDP Candidate. A 7.5 million dollar "Grower Production Program" is something the BCFGA proposed to the provincial government last year when growers started to struggle. This program would ensure growers produced high quality crops. Dix is also promising that an NDP government, under his leadership, would make sure hospitals buy locally grown food, including fruit.
Mike Farnworth Mike Farnworth recently released his Environmental Platform in which he talks about agriculture:
For a full copy of his Platform or to contact Mike Farnworth, go to mikefarnworth.ca In a March 3rd interview with Kelowna Capital News, Mike Farnworth expressed his concern about agriculture's place in B.C. "Agriculture is important to the province but unfortunately has been largely ignored by the Liberal government", he stated. That same day, he participated in a panel discussion on the potential of small-scale sustainable farming in B.C. His agricultural platform i
Develop a comprehensive strategy to enable sustainable agriculture in B.C.
John Horgan In a press release issued on February 25th, John Horgan outlined his three priorities in his Agricultural Plan:
For a full copy of the press release, please go to www.johnhorgan.ca
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