Alberta Agricultural, Food & Rural Development (AFRD)

Contact: Toll Free Ph. #: 1-866-882-7677
Government Rite line toll-free dial Ph. #: 310-0000
Ph. #: (780) 427-7311
Service: AFRD has three key responsibilities:
Industry Growth - Facilitate new diversified product development.

Rural Sustainability - Maintain/improve Alberta's air, water and soil for the well-being of current and future generations through essential policy, legislation, information and services.

Safety Nets - Provides safety net funding to allow farmers the opportunity to adopt the most economically viable management practices for their area.  To support it's mandate of industry growth, AFRD has a number of programs devoted to supporting new and established agriculture businesses.  Many of these programs are geared towards helping new and established agri-food companies.
Website: www1.agric.gov.ab.ca