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Some FACTS about Agriculture in the Fraser Valley
Vancouver Food Policy Council, Jan 22, 2014
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
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%
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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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
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Is the food grown here more expensive than imported food?
Is there an age crisis in farmers in BC?
Are farmers doing poorly financially?
Are farmers able to expand their farm businesses in the Fraser Valley?