Agriculture

Driven by shifts in eating habits, population growth, climate change, and failing soils, our food and agriculture industry faces moonshot-sized challenges. the Agri-Food Futures Fund (AFFF) was established, with an initial investment of $13.3 Million through the Canada-BC Framework Agreement on Agricultural Risk Management, with a top-up the following year of $9.5 Million. The trust agreement for AFFF ends in spring 2022, leaving $3.3 Million remaining of the interest earned on the principal amount. Identifying an opportunity to develop impactful, responsive programs, the IAF Board of Directors asked the IAF staff to explore future program opportunities for the remaining funds.