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OIDP: Increasing Market Competitiveness Subprogram

	Program Contact Name: Susan MacKinnon Email: sdmackinnon@gov.pe.ca Phone: 314-0825
	Resources: PDF format Program Overview

The Increasing Market Competitiveness Sub-Program was established to provide assistance to farmers and processors wanting to increase their share of the certified organic marketplace. The sub-program will assist farmers and processors develop and nurture relationships between all the links of the value chain.

ELIGIBLE APPLICANTS

Agricultural producers
Groups of Agriculture producers
Agri-businesses

ELIGIBLE ACTIVITIES
Financial support will be provided to assist projects that lead to improved quality and/or quantity of organic products grown or produced on Prince Edward Island. Projects should produce an increase in sales or economic growth for the applicant.

Eligible Expenses:

Costs associated with purchase of technology to meet the quality
requirements of the marketplace and to make the business more efficient
Coaching and technical advisory services

Ineligible Expenses

in-kind material or labour
on-going production activities
purchase of common items that can be used for multiple purposes ( ie. digital camera, smart phones)
purchase of breeding stock and/or seed
construction of new infrastructure or crop storages
modification to crop storages and/or other infrastructure
Non arms –length transactions
easibility studies, market scans, and business plans

ASSISTANCE
Increasing Market Competitiveness projects will be funded at 50% of eligible expenses to a maximum of $30,000 per project per year and a maximum of $40,000 over the five year program.

APPLICATION AND APPROVAL PROCESS
Complete the Increasing Market Competiveness Application form.

Project submissions will be reviewed on an on-going basis. Projects will be accepted until funds are fully committed.

CLAIMING PROCESS
To be reimbursed, applicants must submit a claim form to the Prince Edward Island
Department of Agriculture and Forestry with invoices and proof of payment, project report and evaluation.

Ver.1 04/17/13

Forms

Organic Industry Development Program: Increasing Market Competitiveness - Application Form

(PDF)

This information has been taken from the website:
Growing Forward 2
URL: http://www.gov.pe.ca/growingforward/index.php3?number=1046649

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