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Organic Industry Development Program

	Program Contact Name: Susan MacKinnon Email: sdmackinnon@gov.pe.ca Phone: 314-0825
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PROGRAM OBJECTIVE
The Organic Industry Development Program is designed to provide assistance with projects that encourage growth in the organic sector and yield positive economic benefits to the Prince Edward Island agriculture industry.

PROGRAM DESCRIPTION
The Organic Industry Development Program is comprised of four sub-programs:

ASSISTANCE
The maximum allowable funding per applicant is $40,000 over this five-year Growing Forward 2 Program.

Project costs incurred prior to the date of application submission will not be eligible for assistance.

APPLICATION SUBMISSION
   Organic Development Officer
   PEI Department of Agriculture and Forestry,
   5th floor Jones Building, P.O. Box 2000
    11 Kent Street
    Charlottetown, PE,    C1A 7N8

   General Inquiries:
   Agriculture Information Desk
   PEI Department of Agriculture and Forestry
   Toll-free: 1-800-734-3276
   Tel: 368-4145
   Email: peiextension@gov.pe.ca


TERMS AND CONDITIONS

Applicants must be certified organic or have made application to a certification body and participated in an inspection
Recipients of funding under this program are consenting to the public release of their name, the amount of funding received, and the general nature of the project.

TERMINATION
This program is effective April 1, 2013 and will terminate on March 31, 2018.
This program may be altered or discontinued without notice by the Minister of Agriculture and Forestry.

ADMINISTRATION
This program is administered by the Prince Edward Island Department of Agriculture and Forestry. This program will be reviewed annually.

Ver.1 04/17/13

This information has been taken from the website:
Growing Forward 2
URL: http://www.gov.pe.ca/growingforward/index.php3?number=1046648

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