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Ministers' Message

The Honourable Rosann Wowchuk Minister of Agriculture, Food and Rural Initiatives

Manitoba, strategically situated in the heart of Canada and the only prairie province with a sea port, maintains a strong open-door policy to the multitude of business opportunities that exist in agricultural and opportunity-related sectors, and the enthusiastic entrepreneurs who dirve them forward.

In the pages of this publication you will see the vibrant and energetic momentum in our communities as they continue to create and grow businesses based on the strong connection between producers, processors, manufacturers and value-added enterprises, creating goods made from our own products and through partnership ventures.

The wealth of primary products grown in Manitoba makes our province a potential gold mine in the value-added agri-food, nutraceutical, and emerging bio-energy industries.

The services available at our research facilities and agriculture Knowledge Centres promote the development of new economic opportunities identified by entrepreneurs and farmers, turning them into market successes provincially, nationally and internationally.

For businesses or entrepreneurs from beyond our borders, Manitoba has many important strategic advantages for large and small ventures. We make those advantages pay off by forging strong, long-term partnerships between business, government and the research community so we can more effectively market our products and services across the continent and around the world.

We invite you to join us as we build and capitalize on all Manitoba has to offer. You can be sure our industry will continue to grow and succeed in the competitive world of agriculture and food!

Rosann Wowchuk
Minister of Agriculture,
Food and Rural Initiatives