Whereas the BC Food Security Task Force recommended in 2019 that the Province allocate up to a quarter of a percent 0.25 of the ALR be made available for agri-industrial activities and establish a commissioner for agri-industrial lands; And whereas creating a dedicated area for agri-industrial activity will give businesses in food and agritech a strategic opportunity to support the modernization of agriculture and enhance food security; And whereas local governments are unable to consider pilot projects that align with this concept: Therefore be it resolved that UBCM work with the Province of BC to provide an opportunity for communities to pilot agritech opportunities in alignment with the BC Food Security Task Force Findings and Recommendations report.
