Harper Government Supports Canadian Malting Barley to Make New Inroads
(firmenpresse) - WINNIPEG, MANITOBA -- (Marketwired) -- 11/14/14 -- Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada
Shelly Glover, Member of Parliament for Saint Boniface and Minister of Canadian Heritage and Official Languages, on behalf of Agriculture Minister Gerry Ritz, today announced an investment of $1,950,000 to the Canadian Malting Barley Technical Centre (CMBTC) to support its market development efforts in existing and new growth markets.
With this investment, CMBTC aims to maintain and boost Canada''s global competitiveness by being the focal point for technical support and market knowledge to companies involved in selling Canadian malting barley or malt to export markets. CMBTC will achieve this by providing technical training and problem-solving to stakeholders, ensuring new varieties meet international customers'' needs, and providing direct sales support to international customers.
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"The high quality of Canadian malting barley is recognized worldwide, enabling Canada to be a major competitor in the world''s malting barley and malt markets. Today''s investment will boost Canada''s competitiveness in this specialized market, resulting in direct benefits to our economy, both right here in Winnipeg and across the country."
"Canada''s malting barley industry is a global leader for the value-added services that we provide. The funding for this project will help provide technical support to maintain existing market share and generate growth in expanding markets."
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Emily Hogeveen
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Office of the Honourable Gerry Ritz
613-773-1059
Media Relations
Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada
613-773-7972
1-866-345-7972
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Datum: 14.11.2014 - 13:42 Uhr
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