Address:
192 Nicklin Road
Guelph, ON N1H 7L5
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Contact Info:
T: 519-822-7554
F: 519-822-6248
E: [email protected]
Website URL:
http://www.adaptcouncil.org/
Agricultural Adaptation Council
About Us
The Agricultural Adaptation Council (AAC) is a coalition of 47 agricultural, agri-food and rural organizations, incorporated in 1996 to administer Ontario’s share of the Canadian Adaptation and Rural Development (CARD) Fund.
Products / Services:
AAC invests in innovative projects that enhance the economic health of the Ontario agriculture and agri-food sector and rural communities. Support is tailored to the needs of the project and can include grants, loan guarantees, loans, interest rebates and even equity positions in start-up companies. By the fall of 2000, AAC’s CanAdapt program had committed more than $45 million to 279 projects with a total value of $215 million.
AAC also administers the Ontario portion of the National Soil and Water Conservation Program (NSWCP), the Canada-Ontario Research and Development Program and the Agricultural Environmental Stewardship Initiative.
Markets Served:
Ontario agriculture and agri-food sector and rural communities.