Programs

ENVIRONMENTAL FARM PLAN

The Environmental Farm Plan and Beneficial Management Practices Programs enhance the capacity of producers to maintain competitiveness by adapting and responding to ever-changing environmental conditions.

BENEFICIAL MANAGEMENT PRACTICES

The BMP program is a complementary, on-farm cost-shared incentive program to assist farm and ranch operations to mitigate some of the risks identified in the farm-specific Environmental Farm Plans (EFPs).

BC CLIMATE AGRI-SOLUTIONS FUND

The BC Climate Agri-Solutions Fund help farmers tackle climate change by adopting beneficial managing practices (BMPs).

LIVING LAB / AGRICULTURAL CLIMATE SOLUTIONS

In collaboration with our sector stakeholders, IAF is receiving funding from the federal government to establish a Living Lab in British Columbia.

FARMLAND ADVANTAGE

Farmland Advantage is a research and development program that works with farmers to protect and conserve critical, natural lands, streams and habitats in British Columbia.

INDIGENOUS FOOD SYSTEMS

The Indigenous Food Systems & Agriculture Partnership Program (IFSAP) supports First Nations and Indigenous communities, businesses, and organizations within the agriculture and food sector.

TREE FRUIT INDUSTRY STABILIZATION

Tree Fruit Industry Stabilization Program supports initiatives that have sound business rationale and whole sector benefits based on recommendations of the Tree Fruit Industry Stabilization Plan developed by the Government of BC.

CLIMATE CHANGE ADAPTATION

The Climate Change Adaptation Program is led by industry with the goal of helping producers successfully adapt to the impacts of a changing climate.

BEE BC

This program supports small scale regional/community-based projects to research, explore, field-test and share information about best management practices associated with bee health in British Columbia.

MARKET DEVELOPMENT

The BC Agri-food and Seafood Market Development Program helps BC agri-food producers, agri-food and seafood processors, co-operatives and associations to identify, assess, target and develop market opportunities to increase sales outside of BC.

PROGRAM NO LONGER ACCEPTING APPLICATIONS

BUY BC

Buy BC Partnership Program provides cost-shared funding and a recognizable Buy BC logo to help BC’s agrifood and seafood sector market their products and increase sales within BC

NO LONGER ACCEPTING APPLICATIONS OR LICENSE REQUESTS

INNOVATION

The Canada-BC Agri-Innovation Program assists BC agri-food producers, value-added food processors, academia, and others in the agri-food sector industry to accelerate the pace of innovation along the innovation continuum.

PROGRAM NO LONGER ACCEPTING APPLICATIONS

LOCAL GOVERNMENT PARTNERSHIP

The Local Government Partnership Program (LGPP) provided funding to help regional districts and municipalities develop, update and implement agricultural planning tools.

LIVESTOCK WASTE TISSUE

This program is now available to help BC-based abattoirs and meat processors directly improve the accessibility and affordability of animal tissue waste disposal.

GENOMIC INNOVATION

Genome BC and IAF have partnered to develop the Genomic Innovation for Regenerative Agriculture, Food and Fisheries (GIRAFF) Program to co-invest in projects that will provide genomic solutions to support the BC agriculture, food and fisheries sectors in addressing climate change.

POULTRY BIOSECURITY

This program was created to help the BC industry develop enhanced on-farm biosecurity programs and an emergency response program that can be immediately activated to prevent a detected outbreak from spreading.

AGRITECH RAMP-UP

The Agritech Ramp-Up Pilot Program (Ramp-Up) supports the growth of BC’s agritech sector through the provision of a cohort-based business support program in 2022.