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The new project with Indigenous communities across the Prairies [is] aimed at addressing the capital gap in Canada’s food production and value-added agriculture sector. The work brings together Alexander First Nation, Saskatoon Tribal Council, Whitecap Dakota First Nation and File Hills Qu’Appelle Tribal Council, who will combine knowledge and resources to set up an Indigenous investment group. The group will establish a Fund focused on investing directly into Canadian food and ingredient processors.
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As demand for made-in-Canada food and ingredients grows, this Fund will help the food production and value-added agriculture sector develop and commercialize innovative new products. Its focus on involving Indigenous communities, in particular, will also help to expand access to traditional knowledge and practices, access to land and resources, meaningful employment, cultural diversity and inclusivity, and a commitment to reconciliation and social responsibility.
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I would love to see more indigenous plants from Canada on our grocery store shelves. We have a lot of edible plants, vegetables, fruits, roots and mushrooms here.
I bet they would give a bigger yield and be more resistant, too, since they’re native to our country.