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24 - The Farm Edition, Week of March 24, 1984
Foundation looks
at rural future
The Foundation for Rural Living complet-
ed a very successful two and a half day
conference, attended by some forty-five
individuals representing farming, farm and
rural organization, governments, rural busi-
ness, agribusiness, financial institutions and
consumer groups, today.
The conference was entitled, "Agricul-
ture: Financing Our Future Opportunities",
and was an indepth look at the present and
future challenges facing agriculture and the
rural community in Ontario.
Peter Hannam, president of the Founda-
tion, stated, "We have been excited by
having forty-five key decision makers rep-
resenting every facet of agriculture, busi-
ness, government and communities, discuss
and plan together the future for agriculture
and rural Ontario. This opportunity is unique
and achieves one of the basic objectives of
the Foundation for Rural, Living."
The Foundation for Rural Living is. a
voluntary, charitable organization made up
of individuals and groups who share a
common interest and concern for the quality
of rural life in Ontario. The Foundation was
founded in 1979.
The Foundation's objectives are to
educate the public about the importance of
rural Canada and the agricultural industry to
the economic and social well being of the
country and to undertake projects and
research that will strengthen the agricultural
industry and the rural community.
Key issues addressed at the conference
included:
• the desirability of an adequate and afford-
ablesupply of high quality food
• the need for a reasonable rate of return for
the producer, consistent with the real cost of
producing food
• the impact of a healthy agriculture on the
total economy
• the need for more co-operative activities
between farmers, government, farm organ-
izations, consumers and agribusiness
• the need for improved market development
and increased research and development
and its benefits
• the need to balance the benefits of
technological advancements with the needs
of people
• the change from an agricultural to a rural
community in Ontario, and the implication'of'
that for land use policies, farming practices,
resurgence of a sense of community and
enhancing community priorities
• the need for changing government roles
• the need for better 'networking' among the
various part of agriculture and rural Ontario,
as was done here.
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Eighteen more Ontario fruit and vegetable
growers and packers have received grants
from the Board of Industrial Leadership and
Development (BILD) under the Ontario
Storage and Packing Assistance Program for
Fruit and Vegetables.
Agriculture and Food Minister Dennis
Timbrell said the $154,162 in grants are
incentives to help the growers and packers
expand, upgrade and improve their opera—
tions. The recipients have invested another
S308;324 in the various projects.
The grants cover one-third of the cost of
new ---or renovated -storage facilitiesfor
Ontario ground fruit and vegetables for fresh
and processing markets. They also apply to
one-third of the cost of purchasing and
installing handling and packing equipment.
Timbrell said the grants are incentives to
help growers and packers expand and
upgrade their operations but he added that
there are also benefits to consumers. This
BILD program helps ensure better availabil-
ity of top quality Ontario grown fruit and
vegeables, he said.
"My ministry's goal is to help Ontario
become more agriculturally self sufficient,"
he said. "This is just one of the many
programs which will help us to reack that
goal."
BILD, a cabinet committee chaired by
Treasurer Frank Miller, co-ordinates Ont-
ario's five year $1.5 billion economic
development plan. It has set aside $20
million for this initiative and has already
award $5,648,022.
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