Whereas the Ministry of Agriculture seeks to strengthen farming in BC and there are portions of the province where successful, intensive agriculture is practiced on small lots while showing significant farm receipts; And whereas the viability of small lot agriculture depends on the affordability of the land and improvements which is in competition for Agricultural Land with the hobby farm development model featuring large homes and accessory buildings often impacting the land without contributing to agricultural production; Therefore be it resolved that UBCM urge the Ministry of Agriculture to work with the Agricultural Land Commission to designate areas of the province where the Agricultural Land Reserve may be subdivided into smaller affordable lots provided the developed footprint is scaled such as to enable craft andor niche agricultural market activity.
