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Canada–Manitoba Environmental Farm
Plan Program
The Canada–Manitoba Environmental
Farm Plan program is designed to encourage Manitoba agricultural
producers to evaluate their operations, develop environmental action
plans and adopt beneficial management practices (BMPs) that will
further contribute to a cleaner and healthier environment and enhance
agricultural sustainability. The Environmental Farm Plan (EFP)
initiative is a major component of the
Agricultural
Policy Framework (APF) agreement, a
federal-provincial-territorial agreement on agricultural and agri-food
policy.
Participants in the program will
identify their operation’s environmental strengths, prioritize any
potential risks to the environment and take advantage of tools and
techniques available to manage those risks. EFPs utilize a “whole farm
approach,” considering all aspects of the operation. The program
applies to all sizes and types of farm businesses.
Once an EFP is completed and reviewed, producers
become eligible to apply for cost-shared incentives to implement
actions identified in their plan.
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