ECONOMY, ENVIRONMENT AND CLIMATE CHANGE
Commitment 1.2.1
We will expand the agricultural sector by:
- Improving access to agricultural land
Access to Agricultural Land
Land has been identified as one of the primary requirements to facilitate agriculture development in the NWT Agriculture Strategy.
Access to land for agriculture will be addressed by the Government of the Northwest Territories (GNWT) through collaborative processes with all relevant groups and key stakeholders including the Department of Lands, municipalities, Indigenous governments and land use planning boards.
Wherever possible, the GNWT will encourage the development of land use plans that include land for commercial food production to advance the development of agricultural activities.
GNWT Departments will work together and with Indigenous governments and communities to determine opportunities to develop agriculture initiatives, and the appropriate available lands for these initiatives (milestones 1 and 2).
Related Mandate Commitments
- Commitment 1.1.13 – We will support small communities by enhancing job-creation programs, building community capacity and supporting new economic opportunities, by:
- Implementing the Economic Opportunities Strategy
- Commitment 2.5.5 - We will implement programs that support youth in their communities and in their schools to encourage local food production and consumption.
- Commitment 4.3.5 - We will reduce the burden of chronic disease by promoting healthy lifestyles and improving screening and management, with specific focus on:
- Expanding the production and availability of local foods such as fish, country food, and garden produce.