Title:
Roots on the Road: Youth Growing Change
Agreement Number:
ADP-PAD - 3428
Agreement Value:
$149,226.00
Agreement Date:
Apr 1, 2026 - Mar 31, 2028
Description:
This project aims to reconnect African Nova Scotians, Indigenous Peoples, and other youth of colour with the land by providing culturally relevant, youth-led agricultural education in schools across Atlantic Canada. By bringing BIPOC facilitators into schools, the organization aims to spark a movement toward food sovereignty for communities that have been historically displaced from their lands and food systems. This program is about reclaiming knowledge, fostering pride, and planting the seeds of empowerment.
Organization:
Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada
Expected Results:
The AgriDiversity Program strengthens the agriculture and agri-food sector by building its capacity through projects that:
• help Indigenous Peoples and members of other underrepresented and marginalized groups (URMG) develop leadership skills;
• build entrepreneurial capacity and business skills of URMG;
• facilitate the sharing of industry experience, best practices, and knowledge to help URMG manage transformation and adapt to changes in their business operations; and/or
• strengthen the sector by incorporating views from a greater diversity of sector players.
Location:
Halifax, Nova Scotia, CA B3K 2Z3
Reference Number:
235-2025-2026-Q4-00029
Agreement Type:
Contribution
Report Type:
Grants and Contributions
Recipient Business Number:
832858377
Recipient Type:
Not-for-profit organization or charity
Recipient's Operating Name:
Hope Blooms Youth Social Entrepreneurial Ventures Inc
Recipient's Legal Name:
Hope Blooms Youth Social Entrepreneurial Ventures Inc
Program:
AgriDiversity Program
Program Purpose:
The AgriDiversity program will support projects aimed at helping Indigenous Peoples and other underrepresented and marginalized groups in Canadian agriculture – including women, youth, persons with disabilities, racialized persons, visible minorities, 2SLGBTQI+ communities, and official language minority communities – to fully participate in the sector by helping these groups address the key issues and barriers they often face for sector participation.