Resolved, that KAP work with Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada to ensure federal trade and market development programs meet the needs of smaller acre crops and niche commodities through program changes that provide:
– Funding for domestic market development, including activities to promote the health benefits of agriculture and agri-food products to Canadians;
– Financial assistance to help sectors resolve emerging non-tariff trade restrictions, including technical and political barriers to trade in overseas markets;
– Flexible funding agreements for commodity associations that are unable to meet existing cost-shared funding ratio requirements.