Governments Investing in Agricultural Leadership Development

Today, Minister Lisa Thompson announced that the governments of Ontario and Canada are investing more than $2.3 million over three years through the Sustainable Canadian Agricultural Partnership (Sustainable CAP) to support 4-H Ontario programming. This funding will allow 4-H Ontario to continue to engage youth who are seeking a career in the agriculture and agri-food industries.

4-H Ontario provides youth across the province with opportunities to participate in local and provincial initiatives that contribute to their growth and professional development, as well as teach transferrable leadership skills. This funding will continue the delivery of 4-H programming, create further learning opportunities for youth, and seek to expand the program’s engagement with Indigenous and marginalized communities.

Sustainable CAP will help drive the goals outlined in Ontario’s Grow Ontario Strategy, which includes attracting talent for our agriculture and agri-food sector while increasing total employment in the agri-food sector by 10% by 2023.

Learn more: https://news.ontario.ca/en/release/1003089/governments-investing-in-agricultural-leadership-development