The Rural Voice, 1999-09, Page 72News
County blew its ov, n horn."
Graduate student Ari Uotila of the
University of Guelph's School of
Rural Planning will head a research
team of three which will conduct
surveys. mostly be telephone, of 250-
300 businesses in the county, from a
list of 1,000 farm -oriented businesses
the Federation has assembled.
The interviews will determine the
number and types of agricultural
related jobs created as a direct result
of the agricultural sector, the impact
of business sales of products and
services to and from farmers, collect
information on the impact of
agriculturally related jobs on the
county's economy and identify areas
of growth in agriculturally related
businesses and industries such as
equipment manufacturing and further
processing of local agricultural
products.
The results of the survey can help
target areas of agriculturally -related
employment and training
opportunities to complement the
recently announced joint initiative of
the Avon -Maitland School Board and
the Huron -Perth Catholic School
Board to offer an agriculture co-op
program. It will also provide
information that can be used by the
Perth County government and its
planning department, federal and
provincial governments and MPPs. It
can also help inform the general
public about the importance of
agriculture in the county.
"If you eat you are involved in
agriculture," said McIntosh, who
added her group wants to let
consumers in the county know the
importance of a healthy farm sector
to the local economy. "We want them
to know accurately how it relates to
their job," she said. Looking at her
own farm, she said, she discovered
the family does business with more
then 60 businesses.
McIntosh said it was a visit by
Ralph Goodale that made her look at
the impact of agriculture. The former
federal minister of agriculture
quoted figures saying Perth produced
$1 million worth of farm products
per day. Today, she said, that would
likely total $1.4 million per day.
The results of the study are
expected by March 2000.0
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