Value
Maximum of $5,000Description
Processor – Education, Training, Assessment and Planning (Plant Health) supports projects that focuses on building operation-specific knowledge and expertise in support of plant health.
Eligible Applicants
New processor businesses (new entrants) interested in:
- Conducting operation-wide assessment against national biosecurity standards
- Conducting commodity-specific health/pest risk assessments
- Developing biosecurity procedures
- Developing an integrated pest management plan or a response plan for potential invasive pest introductions
- Participating in workshops or training in the following areas: plant health, biosecurity or calibration and application
Eligible Expenses
- Training and education from a third-party training institution or consultant on topics related to the adoption of national biosecurity standards or a commodity-specific risk management program
- Consultant services to provide:
- A first-time assessment of facilities against national biosecurity standards or a commodity-specific health or pest risk assessment
- A first-time assessment and production of a written report or plan that provides initial recommendations for implementing an integrated pest management plan and Best Management Practices (BMPs)
- Biosecurity, disease or pest response or operational procedures
- Consultant fees may include:
- Data collection, sampling and analysis
- Preparation of a report and review with the producer
- Planning and decision support tools (e.g., purchase of computer software necessary for risk management planning)
- Baseline laboratory testing for plant pests as part of an integrated pest management plan
- Production of training or promotional material for workshops or training
Deadline Date
Please click the link indicated below for update.Contact
Contact Name: Ontario Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs
Phone Number: 1-877-424-1300
E-mail Address: ag.info.omafra@ontario.ca
