BC Association of Farmers' Markets
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BCAFM will build greater awareness and strengthen the position/role of farmers' markets as agrifood and small business incubators and seek investment to expand this role and related activities across the province as a practical solution to COVID economic recovery along with economic development generally.
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Development, establishment, amendment or termination of any program, policy, directive or guideline of the government of British Columbia or a Provincial entity, Awarding, amendment or termination of any contract, grant or financial benefit by or on behalf of the government of British Columbia or a Provincial entity
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Agriculture, COVID-19, Economic Development and Trade, Employment and Training, Finances and Budgets, Indigenous Relations and Reconciliation, Industry, Non-Profit Organization, Regional Development, Small Business, Tourism
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BCAFM will continue to advocate on behalf of member BC Farmers’ Markets as a key stakeholder for COVID Response & Recovery and the need to Re-localize the BC Food System. We will advocate for strong, sufficiently resourced and sustainable farmers’ markets to provide growing consumer demand for food grown and processed locally through these direct farm to plate sales channels. Advocacy will include a) Farmers' Market Operating Capacity and the need for investment in farmers' markets to strengthen their operating capacity, dedicated equipment and infrastructure and leverage this for further investment locally and federally b) BC Farmers’ Market Online: BCAFM will seek additional investment to build on and strengthen the BC Farmers’ Market Online e-commerce initiative launched in response to early days of COVID into the future to better attract and retain convenience and tech saavy market customers millennials and Gen Z consumers and c) Technology & Broadband: Provincial support for rural and remote regions especially, to address bandwidth and WiFi gaps and strengthen farmers’ markets and vendors ability to sell more directly at markets and online market stores d) That agriculture and BCAFM as a key stakeholder be invited to participate and inform activities of the BC Economic Recovery Task Force.
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Development, establishment, amendment or termination of any program, policy, directive or guideline of the government of British Columbia or a Provincial entity, Awarding, amendment or termination of any contract, grant or financial benefit by or on behalf of the government of British Columbia or a Provincial entity
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Agriculture, COVID-19, Economic Development and Trade, Emergency Preparedness, Employment and Training, Finances and Budgets, Health, Industry, Information Technology, Infrastructure, Liquor Control/Alcohol, Municipal Affairs, Non-Profit Organization, Regional Development, Small Business, Telecommunications, Tourism
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BCAFM will seek a meeting with the opposition co-critics for the Ministry of Agriculture, Ian Paton and Lorna Larson, to discuss mutual goals and investment opportunities to increase local food security in response to COVID and our broader BCAFM mandate to increase access to local food and support local producers and agrifood businesses.
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Development, establishment, amendment or termination of any program, policy, directive or guideline of the government of British Columbia or a Provincial entity
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Agriculture, COVID-19, Consumer Issues, Economic Development and Trade, Emergency Preparedness, Finances and Budgets, Health, Industry, Municipal Affairs, Non-Profit Organization, Regional Development, Small Business, Tourism
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In response to COVID, farmers' markets were designated essential services by the Provincial Health Officer. BCAFM will advocate that farmers' markets should be included in emergency management planning moving forward to strengthen their role in any emergency including fire, flood, food supply chain interruptions, global pandemic or other emergencies and crises that may emerge.
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Awarding, amendment or termination of any contract, grant or financial benefit by or on behalf of the government of British Columbia or a Provincial entity, Development, establishment, amendment or termination of any program, policy, directive or guideline of the government of British Columbia or a Provincial entity
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Agriculture, COVID-19, Economic Development and Trade, Emergency Preparedness, Environment, Finances and Budgets, Health, Infrastructure, Municipal Affairs, Non-Profit Organization, Poverty, Regional Development, Small Business
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