Dry Farming on Vancouver Island
Solicitation number BC200491
Publication date
Closing date and time 2024/07/10 17:00 EDT
Description
VGN Resources Group Inc. (VGN) will be the Program Administrator for projects under the Ministry of Agriculture and Food's (Ministry) extension programming for environment and climate change. This RFP and project is administered by VGN on behalf of the Ministry.
The Ministry of Agriculture & Food is issuing a competition for a project that will explore the potential for dry farming on Vancouver Island. The successful proponent will provide workshops, field demonstrations and supporting documents about dry farming on Vancouver Island.
Information will be presented to facilitate selecting sites and crops (species and varieties) suitable for growing without irrigation as well as management approaches for successful dry farming.
Demonstration sites will be selected, planted with appropriate species/varieties, managed and monitored through the growing season, and harvested for sale with appropriate measurements of yield and quality.
Field day events will be held at seasons end to evaluate the methods potential in this region.
Further details as to the scope of this opportunity and the requirements can be found within this RFP.
The Ministry of Agriculture & Food is issuing a competition for a project that will explore the potential for dry farming on Vancouver Island. The successful proponent will provide workshops, field demonstrations and supporting documents about dry farming on Vancouver Island.
Information will be presented to facilitate selecting sites and crops (species and varieties) suitable for growing without irrigation as well as management approaches for successful dry farming.
Demonstration sites will be selected, planted with appropriate species/varieties, managed and monitored through the growing season, and harvested for sale with appropriate measurements of yield and quality.
Field day events will be held at seasons end to evaluate the methods potential in this region.
Further details as to the scope of this opportunity and the requirements can be found within this RFP.
Contract duration
The estimated contract period will be 10 month(s).
Trade agreements
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Contact information
Contracting organization
- Organization
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Ministry of Agriculture and Food
- Contracting authority
- John Reith
- Email
- garyr@vgnresources.ca
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