The agriculture and agri-food sectors are closer to developing new business opportunities with a $7-million investment in the Atlantic Centre for Agricultural Innovation.
The province is contributing $500,000 for the first two phases and $4.5 million for the third phase of the project in Bible Hill's AgriTECH Park. The government of Canada, through the Atlantic Canada Opportunity Agency, is contributing $2 million toward the first two phases of the new 20,000-square-foot facility.
The funding was announced today, Jan. 24, by Agriculture Minister John MacDonell and National Defence Minister Peter MacKay, on behalf of ACOA Minister Keith Ashfield.
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