The Advancing Canadian Agriculture and Agri-Food (ACAAF) program is a five-year, $240 million program aimed at positioning Canada's agriculture and agri-food sector at the leading edge to seize new opportunities. ACAAF was launched in April 2004 as a successor to the Canadian Adaptation and Rural Development (CARD) Fund, and will continue CARD's innovative and cooperative approach to funding projects at the national, multi-regional and regional level.  Under the ACAAF program, projects are delivered using an innovative industry-led approach at both the national and regional levels.

The objectives of the ACAAF program are to:

• Expand the sector's capacity to respond to current and emerging issues.
• Position the sector to capture market opportunities.
• Actively and continuously engage the sector to contribute to future agriculture and agri-food policy directions.
• Integrate sector-led projects tested and piloted under ACAAF into future government or industry initiatives.

Other Information

Agriculture Council of Saskatchewan (ACS) administers the program in Saskatchewan.  Contact ACS directly.