Farmers, ranchers, processors supported new Canada-B.C. partnership

B.C. farmers and food processors will receive increased food security support over the next five years through a new agreement between the governments of Canada and British Columbia.

The Sustainable Canadian Agricultural Partnership (Sustainable CAP) will provide increased support for an innovative, adaptive and resilient agricultural sector in British Columbia.

“The Sustainable CAP is an ambitious collaboration by the governments of nomic driver in B.C. and through this agreement we will be able to create new opportunities that make the sector even stronger while also supporting shared priorities such as Indigenous reconciliation, reducing emissions and mitigating the impacts of climate change, as well as more innovative and sustainable food production.”

The Sustainable CAP is expected to assist the B.C. agriculture sector through new and enhanced programs and funding in the following areas:

Canada and British Columbia to advance the province’s agricultural sector and ensure producers, ranchers and processors have the tools they need to continue to grow,” said Marie-Claude Bibeau, federal Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food. “By working together, we can advance the sector and ensure it is resilient and able to prosper economically, socially and environmentally.”

Through Sustainable CAP, more than $140 million will be invested in strategic initiatives, a 25% increase over the previous funding agreement. Demand-driven, business-risk management programs are estimated to provide $330 million in support to farmers over the lifespan of Sustainable CAP.

“This partnership will support our government’s focus on food security for all British Columbians while investing significantly in B.C. farmers, producers and processors,” said Pam Alexis, B.C. Minister of Agriculture and Food. “Agriculture is a key eco-

Indigenous reconciliation; climate change adaptation, preparedness and mitigation; domestic and international marketing; research, innovation and technology; emergency management; business risk management; building sector capacity, growth and competitiveness; sector resiliency; value-added food processing; and food safety and traceability dukfndfr pfs jy kdI iek pfsy rwb KVoqf hovy qy dUjy pfsy gfhk qF Auh rwb nUM Cwz ky pihlF gfhk nfl gwl krygf. ivAupfrk nukqy nfl sLfied hoxf vI eydF hI cfhIdf hY, ikAuNik dukfndfr df aslI rwb Aus df gfhk hY. pr Aus idn iek anoKI gwl dyKx ivc afeI. blrfj ‘sLrmf’ iek lyKk qoN vwD kuJ nhIN sI, iPr vI sLihr dy sB qoN vwzy pRkfsLk dI sfrI qvwjoN Aus vwl sI. sIjLn df mOkf sI, ikqfbF dy gfhkF ny kfvF rOlI pfeI hoeI sI, pr kI mjLfl jU KMnf jI nUM ies dI jLrf vI prvfh hovy. aKIr jd KMnf jI ny vyiKaf ik dukfn ‘qy bYT ky sLrmf jI nfl gwlF krn dI shUlq nhIN iml skdI qF Auh gfhkF nUM munIm dy rihm Auqy Cwz ky gwdI qoN AuWT KVoqy qy sLrmf jI nUM bfhoN PVI dukfn qoN hyTF Auqr gey. lCmI dy ikRpf-pfqr nUM srsvqI dy pujfrI nfl qury jFidaF vyK ky bjLfr vfilaF ny hYrfnI pRgt kIqI.

The Sustainable CAP replaces the Canadian Agricultural Partnership, the five-year federal-provincial agreement that ends March 31, 2023. The Sustainable CAP will enable the governments of Canada and B.C. to provide business continuity to farmers, ranchers and agricultural businesses that rely on the current funding agreement.

“gwl ieh hY sLrmf jI” KMnf jI ny iek moV kol ruk ky ikhf – “mYnUM pqf lwigaf sI qusIN awjkwlH pYsy tky vwloN kfPLI aOKy rihMdy ho. eysy krky mYN quhfnUM swd Gwilaf sI, kIqf kI jfvy, smF hI bVf nfjLuk af igaY, rotI df svfl awj hr iksy leI ijLMdgI mOq df svfl bixaf hoieaY.” sLrmf jI dIaF inrfsL awKF ivc afsLf dI hI nhIN, ijLMdgI dI cmk af geI, pr gwl df pUrI qrHF mqlb nf smJ ky Aus ny KMnf jI dy ichry vwl qwkidaF ikhf- “kI puwCdy ho KMnf jI, bs ZkI irwJy qy koeI nf buwJy. swcI gwl quhfnUM dwsF. lokIN ijs cIjL nUM hunr hunr qy klf klf kih ky kUkdy rihMdy ny, idl krdf ey ies hunr dI rojL svyry AuWT ky iCwqr nfl pUjf kiraf krF. qusIN soco jLrf, idhfVIdfr mjLdUr vI do vyly byhI swjrI Kf lYNdy ny, pr iek sfzy vrgy bdnsIb ny ik aYnIaF pVHfeIaF krn qoN bfad hwQ awgy qy hwQ ipwCy. Gr dI quhfnUM kI hflq dwsF, suxo qF quhfzy pYrF hyToN DrqI iKsk jfvy.” qy bolidaF bolidaF AusdIaF awKF ivcoN ijhVy pfxI dy do kqry izwgy, AuhnF ny ibn boilaF hI Gr dI hflq dws idwqI. aPLsosI hoeI afvfjL ivc KMnf jI boly –“prmfqmf myhr krygf myry dosq, quhfzy vrgy nOjvfnF nUM Gbrfxf nhIN cfhIdf. kwlH iksy pfsoN suxI sI quhfzI GrogI hflq. swc jfnxf gYrq ivc zuwibaf hoieaf hF Es vyly df. sfzy klfkfrF dI jy ieh hflq hovy qF lwK lfhnq hY sfzy nF nUM. mYnUM dwso quhfzI kI syvf kr skdf hF?” sLukr gujLfrI dy inwGy boJ nfl sLrmf lwidaf igaf. awKF dy awQrU Aus dy gly ivc jf iekwTy hoey. lrjLdI afvfjL ivwc boilaf –“quhfzI bVI myhrbfnI. asl ivwc KMnf jI mYN hux ies hunr jF klf nfAuN dI jLihmq qoN ipwCf CuzfAuxf cfhuMdf hF. itRibAUn ivwc piVHaf sI ik idwlI ivc iek Prm nUM bI[ey[ pfs klrk dI loV hY, mYN aplfeI kr idwqf. ieMtrivAU vfsqy prsoN jfxf hY. qnKfh BfvyN swT rupey hY, pr clo bfl bwcf BuwKf mrn qoN qF bcygf. so jy qusIN ikRpf krky krfey BfvY leI QoVHI ijMnI rkm[[[” qy boldf boldf Auh ruk igaf. sLfied axK ny Aus df glf dbf ilaf.

“koeI gwl nhIN” KMnf jI jfkt dI jyb ttoldy hoey boly- “pr mYN qy quhfnUM slfh nhIN dy skdf ik quhfzy vrgf klfkfr iek sDfrn klrk bx ky rih jfvy.” afpxI hflq qoN huwsV ky Aus ny jvfb idwqf –“sLukr hY KMnf jI klrk hI bx irhf hF. mYN qy iBwiCaf mMgx nUM, corI krn nUM, sB kfsy nUM, ies nfmurfd klfkfrI Auqy qrjIh hI idaFgf.” sO df iek hrf ijhf not kwZ ky Aus vwl vDFdy hoey KMnf jI ny boly, “ “nhIN qusIN Buwldy ho sLrmf jI, . muafP krnf qusIN afpxI klf dI kImq nUM pihcfx nhIN sky.” iekdm sO rupey df not. nf ds nf vIh, pUr sO rupey. ijvyN supnf vyK irhf hovy.

Aus iek vfrI Aus dfqy vwl qwikaf, ijs dy ichry Auqy Audfrqf dy Bfv sfPL Jlk rhy sn. pr Pyr vI Auh hwQ vDf ky not PVn dI jLurwaq nf kr sikaf.

Aus dy Bfv nUM smJ ky KMnf jI boly –“PVo myry dosq. quhfzI klf dy sfhmxy ieh quwC ijhf kfgjL df PVkf kI vuwkq rwKdf hY? mYN KusL hovFggf jy quhfzI koeI inwgr syvf sikaf, mYN jfxdf hF ik sLfierfnf axK ies vyly quhfzy rsqy ivc af KVHI hoeI hY. pr ieh mYN dfn nhIN dy irhf, jdoN quhfzy pfs hoxgy, moV dyxy.”

AuWcI sfrI sfh iKWc ky sLrmf boilaf –“kfsL! mYN moVn jogf huMdf.”

“qF koeI hrjL nhIN, ies nUM afpxy Brf dI quwC ijhI syvf smJ lYxf.”

“nhIN KMnf jI, iKmF krnf, ies nfl myrI afqmf Auqy bhuq BfrI boJ lwidaf jfeygf.

Altf jy qusIN myrI mwdd krnf cfhuMdy ho qF ieAuN kro, myrI koeI iek ikqfb Cfp lE qy ieh rkm rfieltI ivcoN pysLgI dy qOr

‘qy mYnUM dy idE.”

“clo jy qusIN eydF hI KusL ho qF ievyN shI. dwso ikhVI ikqfb CfpF?” ikqfbF myrIaF CpIaF hoeIaF cfr-pMj ny, AunHF ‘coN ijhVI jI kry Cfp lE. qy jy koeI nvIN CfpxI cfho qF kfPI mYtr myry kol iqafr[[[.” gwl tok ky KMnf jI boly –“eyzI ikhVI lfcfrI hY. mYN qy isrP quhfzI afqmf df boJ hlkf krn leI kihMdf hF. hwCf qF iPr mYN kI nF ey quhfzI Aus ikqfb df ‘jfgRq’. clo Es nUM Cfp lvFgf pMj ku sO.”

Auh qy KMnf jI bVI purfxI ikqfb hY. mYnUM zr hY ik Auh quhfQoN ivkxI nhIN. Aus kmbKq aYzIsLn nUM CipaF awT vrHy ho gey ny, ajy vI isAuNk dIaF KfDIaF hoeIaF kfpIaF Gr dI iksy nuwkry peIaF ruldIaF ny.”

“pr sLrmf jI, jy mYN ieho ijhI ikqfb nUM mkbUl nf bxvfieaf qF mYN quhfzf svfiraf kI. mYnUM qusIN EhI Cfpx idE.”

“qF ies df ieh mqlb hoieaf ik qusIN myry Auqy zbl aihsfn kr rhy ho.”

“prmfqmf df nF lE jI. dIvy nfl dIvf jgdf huMdf hY. afpxy afp ivc kdy koeI pUrn nhIN huMdf.” not Aus ny PV ilaf, Aus df rom rom afpxy dfqf nUM asIsF dy irhf sI. sLrmf ajy ds ku kdmF ‘qy phuMcf sI ik ipwCoN avfjL afeI- “iek imMt sLrmf jI.” qy Auh muV afieaf. KMnf jI boly- “jy ivhl hovy qF jLrf aYgrImYNt PLfrm Auqy dsKLq kr jfxf. BfvyN mYnUM ies cIjL dI loV qF koeI nhIN, pr iPr vI ibjnYs puafieMt afPL ivXU nfl[[[[.”

“hwCf mYnUM afigaf hY?” kih ky KMnf jI ny bVy ipafr nfl hwQ imlfieaf.

“bysLwk” sLrmf ivcoN hI bol ipaf – “mYN KLud ies gwl df hfmI hF. clo iPr huxy ies kMm nUM mukFdy cwlIey. sLfm dI gwzI sLfied mYN idwlI clf jfvF.” qy Aus ny dukfn ‘qy jf ky aYgrImYNt PLfrm Auqy dsKq kr idwqy, ibnf jfnx dI koisLsL kIiqaF ik ies dIaF sLrqF kI hn. sLrmf jI dy cly jfx ipwCoN KMnf dIaF muwCF ‘c iek Byq BrI muskrfht AuWTI, ijs nUM munIm ny awKF hI awKF ivc BFp ilaf qy puwCx lwgf – “suxfE af igaf kfbU?”

KMnf jI afpxI KusLI nUM lukFdy hoey boly“kfbU Cwz ky aYsf Pfihaf ey ik bs ihwlx jogf nhIN Cwizaf.”

“ikMny Auqy PLYslf hoieaf?”

PYslf? bVf ssqf, kuwl iek sO qoN.”

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“iek sO qoN? hmysLF vfsqy, ieko aYzIsLn leI.”

“AuWlU nf hovy qy, eyzIaF kwcIaF golIaF nhIN Kyizaf hoieaf mYN ik iek aYzIsLn leI sO rupey dy dyNdf.”

“qF qy BfeIaf jI, mfr ilaf mUjLI, kors lwgI hoeI ikqfb qF do hjLfr lY ky koeI nhIN dyNdf.”

“rwb dfqf ey beI sB df. sfnUM vI qF ies mMdvfVy ivc bhuVnf eI sI nf, kdI nf kdI.”

“hwCf BfeIaf jI, ikMny sflF leI kors ‘c lwgI ey?”

“Gwto Gwt iqMn sfl qF rhygI.”

“qF qy BfeIaf jI dy jfeygI sfnUM ds ku hjLfr.”

“cuwp kr, cuwp kr, bkIdf nhIN aYvyN. idl ivc rwKIdIaF ny ieho ijhIaF gwlF. hwCf mYN ikhf ‘jfgRq’ dI koeI kfpI hY ik nhIN afpxy kol?”

“sfzy kol qy koeI nhIN.”

“qF bjLfroN jf ky PV ilaf ikqoN iek kfpI qF jo Blky sLurU krvf dyeIey pMj ku hjLfr.”

“bjLfroN vI ikqoN nhIN imlxI BfeIaf jI, ieho ijhf Tos mfl dukfndfr QoVHy eI rwKdy ny. swc af igaf cyqf. myry guaFZ ‘c iek muMzy kol hY. mYN huxy lY ky afieaf.” kih ky munIm ny juwqI pfeI qy rvF rvIN dukfn qoN hyTF AuWqr igaf.

KMnf jI dI KusLI df awj koeI pfrfvfr nhIN sI. AunHF ny hry not dI ieko golI nfl ds hjLfrI isLkfr mfr ilaf sI. ies vyly

Auh idl hI idl ivc ihsfb lf rhy sn ik ikqfb Auqy ikMnf Krc afvygf qy kul ikMnI rkm AunHF nUM bcygI. Pyr kfgjL dI iek silwp AuWqy pYnsl nfl ihMdsy ilKxy sLurU kIqy. Krc df totl krky qy Aus nfl afmdn joV ky jd bfkI rkm kwZI qF KusLI nfl KMnf jI dI CfqI ivc AuuBfr af igaf. Auh afpxy BfgF nUM slfh rhy sn, pr acfnk hI iek kurwKq afvfjL “KMnf jI!” ny AuhnF dI KusLI kuJ ikrikrI kr idwqI. isr cuwk ky vyiKf, sLrmf jI KVHy hn, ijnHF dIaF awKF ivc KUn Auqr irhf sI.

“kI gwl ey sLrmf jI?”

“iKmf krnf KMnf jI! mYnUM ieh sOdf nhIN mnjLUr.”

“nhIN mnjLUr? kI mqlb?” ibnf aKLbfr vwl qwikaF Auh boly- “KLYr hovygf. eIsLvr hr iksy nUM nykI df bdlf dyNdf hY. mYN quhfzy nfl nykI kIqI, aOKy vyly quhfzI bFh PVI, ies df bdlf jy Aus ny mYnUM idwqf hY qF quhfnUM rMj nhIN hoxf cfhIdf sLrmf jI.”

“mqlb qusIN vI smJdy ho qy mYN vI. ikqfb kors ‘c lwg cuwkI hY. aYh vyKo XUnIvristI df aYlfn.” qy Aus ny hwQ ivc PiVaf hoieaf aKLbfr KMnf jI dy awgy suwt idwqf.

“iblkul glq hY KMnf jI, qusIN nykI nhIN DoKf kIqf hY myry nfl. mYN ies nUM brdfsLq nhIN kr skdf, aYh lE PVo afpxf not, aYgrImYNt myry hvfly kro.”

“kI BolIaF gwlF krdy ho sLrmf jI qusIN, isafxy ibafxy ho ky. afdmI dI jLubfn iek huMdI ey ik do? ieQy jbfn nfl lokIN DIaF dy dyNdy ny.”

“mYN nhIN jfxdf KMnf jI, bs mYN huxy jf ky polIs ivc irport kr idaFgf. qusIN iek sLrIP afdmI nfl DoKf nhIN kr skdy.” aYqkIN KMnf jI vI qlKL ho pey- “iks gwl df DoKf sLrmf jI! mYN quhfnUM BMg ipafeI sI ik DqUrf? asF iek sOdf kIqf. qusF afpxI ikqfb df ievjLfnf ilaf qy aYgrImYNt ilK idwqf, ies ivc DoKy vflI gwl hI ikhVI hoeI.” rOlf sux ky bjLfr dy lok iekwTy ho gey qy lgBg sfry hI qrHF qrHF dIaF dlIlF nfl sLrmf jI nUM JUTf qy KMnf jI nUM swcf sfbq krn lwgy. sLrmf jI ny cuPyry iek inrfsL njLr nfl qwikaf, sfrf vfXUmMzl ijvyN Aus nUM smUlcf ingl jfx leI mMzlf irhf sI. sfry mnuwKI afkfr Aus nUM mOq dy prCfvyN idKfeI dy rhy sn. Aus dIaF awKF ivc awQrU jMm gey qy gly ivc afvfjL atk geI. Jwt ku Auh bONdlf ijhf KVoqf irhf qy iPr boilaf –“KMnf jI! ieh myrI sfrI Aumr dI kmfeI sI. rwb dy vfsqy myry Auqy qrs KfE. myry bfl bwicaF dy mUMhoN grfhI nf Kohvo. quhfzy qy eIsLvr dI ikrpf hY, pr myry leI qF ijLMdgI ivc ieho iek mOkf Buwl cuwk ky afieaf hY myry[[[[ myry grIb dy[[[“ boldf boldf Auh ruk igaf. vyKx vflf sfrf hI mjmf Aus dI mUrKqf AuWqy hws irhf sI qy KMnf jI dI Audfrqf nUM slfh irhf sI.

KMnf jI ny sKqI nfl jvfb idwqf- “sLrmf jI! qhfzy vrgy sLrIPL afdmI nUM afpxI jLbfn df pfs krnf cfhIdf hY. pYsf sOhrf vI iksy dI ivrfsq hY? jy cfry bMny quhfzf idl nhIN itkfxy qF aYh lE.” qy KMnf jI ny Auho ijhf iek hor not kwZ ky Aus dy awgy suwt idwqf, pr sLrmf jI ny Aus nUM nhIN cuwikaf sgoN Auh pihlf not, ijhVf Aus ny hwQ ivc PiVaf hoieaf sI, pIzIaF muwTF nfl mruMzf kr ky Aus ny KMnf jI dy mUMh qy vgfh mfiraf qy golI vFg EQoN Cut vwt ky clf igaf.