Grants and Contributions:
Title:
Harvesting & Exporting Berries
Agreement Number:
2021-CN-000611
Agreement Value:
$49,500.00
Agreement Date:
Nov 12, 2020 - Mar 31, 2023
Description:
The purchase of a haskap berry harvester and greenhouse construction.
Organization:
Canadian Northern Economic Development Agency
Expected Results:
The harvester will allow the berries to be more efficiently and economically harvested thus reducing costs for the farm. The construction of a greenhouse will allow the farm to propagate haskap berry plants for their own use and for sale to other farms.
Location:
WHITEHORSE, YUKON, CANADA, Yukon, CA Y1A 3K2
Reference Number:
2021-CN-000611
Agreement Type:
Contribution
Report Type:
Grants and Contributions
Recipient Type:
For-profit organization
Recipient's Operating Name:
Yukon Berry Farms
Recipient's Legal Name:
535702 YUKON INC
Federal Riding Name:
Yukon
Federal Riding Number:
60001
Program:
Northern Isolated Communities Initiative
Program Purpose:
Supports food security in Northern and Indigenous communities by helping to strengthen and support Indigenous and northern food systems in Canada’s North, reducing food insecurity, and seeking out creative solutions to food challenges across Canada’s North. This initiative will also support investments in northern small- to medium-enterprises, territorial governments, and community organizations pursuing food security related initiatives.