The Advancing Canadian Agriculture and Agri-Food (ACAAF) program was a five-year, $240 million program aimed at positioning Canada’s agriculture and agri-food sector at the leading edge to seize new opportunities. Funding for the ACAAF program was provided by Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC). For more information on the national program, please visit: http://www.agr.gc.ca/acaaf/.

Regionally, the Agriculture Council of Saskatchewan received $3.7 million annually to deliver Saskatchewan’s ACAAF program. The ACAAFS program was delivered under three pillars: Pillar One was Industry-led Sollutions to Emerging Issues; Pillar Two was Capturing Market Opportunities by Advancing Research Results; and Pillar Three was Sharing Information to Advance the Sector.

ACAAFS supports innovative agriculture related projects that enable a sustainable, well-diversified economy for the benefit of the industry and for the people of Saskatchewan and Canada.

ACAAF was launched in April 2004 as the successor to the Canadian Adaptation and Rural Development (CARD) Program. ACAAF ended on March 31, 2010.