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| | Over the last decade, a number of Canada-Alberta initiatives played a key role in accelerating environmental stewardship efforts by Alberta's agriculture and food processing industry. These initiatives included:
- Canada-Alberta Agreement on Soil, Water and Cropping Research and Technology Transfer (CARTT), 1987-93: The many research and technology transfer projects funded under this $4.0-million agreement drew attention to the agronomic and economic benefits of conservation practices.
- Canada-Alberta Soil Conservation Initiative (CASCI), 1989-93: CASCI was part of a long-term soil conservation strategy of the Canada and Alberta governments. The goal of this $34.2-million program was to encourage practices to conserve and sustain Alberta's soil resource.
- Canada-Alberta Agreement on Environmental Sustainability, 1991-92: This program provided $3.6 million over two years to support 18 environmentally sustainable agriculture studies and technology transfer activities.
- Canada-Alberta Environmentally Sustainable Agriculture (CAESA) Agreement, 1992-97: CAESA's purpose was to address issues related to the environmental impacts of agriculture. It supported technology transfer and research on production and processing practices, as well as research to quantify the industry's environmental impacts.
For examples of CAESA's results, see CAESA's Soil Quality Program Research Factsheets and CAESA's Water Quality Program Research Factsheets. |
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This information published to the web on October 31, 2003.
Last Reviewed/Revised on January 16, 2009.
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