Fisheries and Land Resources
December 14, 2017
Additional Land for Agriculture Development Now Available
The Provincial Government continues to make additional Agriculture Areas of Interest available to commercial farmers, part-time commercial farmers or new farmers. Another 10 areas, totalling approximately 19,800 hectares and located in various areas of the province, are available for application for agriculture purposes.
The total area of land now available for development is approximately 43,700 hectares. As additional land is identified and made available notices will be posted on the Department of Fisheries and Land Resources website.
Candidates interested in leasing and utilizing the land for agriculture will follow the Request for Proposals process. Unless otherwise indicated, the tenure will be a 50-year Crown Land Agriculture Lease.
Information packages containing background information and necessary application forms to outline the farm development proposal can be downloaded from the Provincial Government website or requested through the Department of Fisheries and Land Resources.
In February 2017, the Provincial Government announced the identification of 62 areas of interest totalling approximately 64,000 hectares to support the agriculture industry. The Way Forward specifies increasing food self-sufficiency by at least 20 per cent by 2022. The recent Summit on Agriculture launched 43 actions to double the province’s food self-sufficiency, and double the number of people directly employed in the provincial agriculture sector. Increasing Crown land for agriculture helps deliver on these targets.
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“The additional agriculture areas announced in November generated interest from individuals in the Cormack, Deer Lake and Springdale areas which tells us we are moving in the right direction. We are responding in a positive manner to an industry that told us what was needed to grow the agriculture sector in Newfoundland and Labrador.”
Honourable Gerry Byrne
Minister of Fisheries and Land Resources
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Learn More
Land for Agriculture - www.faa.gov.nl.ca/agrifoods/land/obtaining_land/requests_for_proposals.html
Land Management Division - www.flr.gov.nl.ca/department/contact_lrsd.html#eastern_rfp
Provincial Government Providing More Land for Agriculture Development (November, 2017) - gov.nl.ca/releases/2017/ffa/1128n04.aspx
Agriculture Industry and Provincial Government Fostering Fertile Futures in Newfoundland and Labrador - gov.nl.ca/releases/2017/exec/1023n03.aspx
Additional Crown Land Available for Agricultural Use (February, 2017) - gov.nl.ca/releases/2017/ffa/0228n02.aspx
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Connie Boland
Fisheries and Land Resources
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2017 12 14 11:50 a.m.