INTERIM REPORTAgriculture Policy Framework Agreement • September 19th, 2008
History: Within the context of the Canada/Northwest Territories (NWT) Agriculture Policy Framework Agreement (APF), the Government of the Northwest Territories (GNWT) Department of Industry, Tourism and Investment (ITI) developed and implemented a program to develop small local based food production systems in communities of the NWT. The initial component of the project involved consultation with all communities in the NWT to determine level of interest and identify primary contacts or lead agencies willing to spearhead location of sites and establishment of community gardens. Based on consultation a total of six communities developed and planted sites in the summer of 2006 with an additional six sites in the summer of 2007. During the summer of 2008 the project was expanded involving a total of eighteen communities with interest expressed in an additional four communities. Table 1 Community Participation and Status provides a summary of activity by community for 2008.
