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    Agriculture highlighted in new economic development strategy

    June 03, 2019
    Mae-Mart Farms

    Agriculture is highlighted in Norfolk County’s new economic development strategy, currently under review by Council. Among the recommendations addressing agriculture are the following:

    Help Entrepreneurs to Expand Wealth and Prosperity

    Enhance municipal regulations, processes and communication

    • Review policies, identify opportunities and streamline processes
    • Explore housing alternatives for employees
    • Review municipal agriculture property taxes

    Support existing growth businesses

    • Connect businesses to funding and other supports
    • Support young entrepreneurs and small business
    • Assist businesses with their opportunities and challenges through regular visitations
    • Enhance access to high-speed communications
    • Prioritize food processing, tech-related agriculture, culinary and sustainable tourism
    • Explore business incubators and investment platforms

    Attract emerging industries

    • Establish a startup protocol for new businesses
    • Prioritize food processors that value our terroir and use Norfolk County bounty
    • Encourage development with high-paying jobs and workers who live in Norfolk County
    • Build an agri-food showcase and culinary-tourism centre
    • Explore new solutions to energy generation, water and waste management
    • Promote On-Farm Diversified Uses of appropriate size and scale

    Welcome Youth and Newcomers to Grow the Population and Workforce

    Connect our workforce to job opportunities

    • Consult major employers and assist in addressing labour shortages
    • Attract more post-secondary education programs
    • Collaborate on job recruitment drives
    • Build on relationships with existing workers, including seasonal farm employees

    Connect workers with housing and amenities

    • Develop opportunities for housing options that employees, youth, retirees and newcomers can afford
    • Use technology to expand public transit and other services
    • Link public transit to major cities

    Attract new residents

    • Encourage youth to return to work in Norfolk County
    • Collaborate with immigration programs to attract new employees

    For more information about the Economic Development Strategy, visit norfolkbusiness.ca/strategy.

     

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