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Some FACTS about Agriculture in the Fraser Valley Vancouver Food Policy Council, Jan 22, 2014

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Some  FACTS  about  Agriculture  in  the  Fraser  Valley  

Vancouver  Food  Policy  Council,  Jan  22,  2014  

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How  good  an  agriculture  area  is  the  Fraser  Valley?  Really  good  soil,  abundant  water,  good  climate,  close  to  diverse  urban  populaFons  

One  of  the  top  locaFons  in  the  world  for  greenhouse  vegetables,  small  berries,  mushrooms,  dairy  

Over  200  commercial  products  grown  

In  2011,  the  Fraser  Valley  produced  3.7%  of  all  of  Canada’s  gross  farm  receipts  on  0.16%  of  its  farmland  

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Is  the  land  within  the  ALR  vacant  and  idle?  

Available  &  potenFal  for  farming,  25%  

Farmed,  48%  Farming  support,  2%  

Limited  potenFal  for  farming  ,  4%  

Unavailable  for  farming  -­‐  land  cover,  4%  

Unavailable  for  farming  -­‐  land  use,  11%  

Not  surveyed  -­‐  outside  parcels  6%  

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How  much  land  would  we  need  in  the  ALR  in  the  Fraser  Valley  if  the  populaFon  of  Metro  Vancouver  were  to  be  more  food  self-­‐sufficient?  

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200000  

400000  

600000  

800000  

1000000  

1200000  

1400000  all  agriculture  land  needed  to  grow  enough  food  for  the  populaFon  of  Metro  Vancouver  including  rangeland,  dryland  crops  and  irrigated  land  

all  land  with  access  to  irrigaFon  needed  to  grow  all  the  fruits  and  vegetables  required  for  the  populaFon  of  Metro  Vancouver  

esFmate  of  all  agriculture  land  in  Metro  Vancouver  and  the  FVRD  

hectares  

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Is  the  food  grown  here  more  expensive  than  imported  food?  

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Is  there  an  age  crisis  in  farmers  in  BC?  

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Are  farmers  doing  poorly  financially?  

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Are  farmers  able  to  expand  their  farm  businesses  in  the  Fraser  Valley?