Market Opportunities and Diversification Program
The Market Opportunities and Diversification Program supports local and export marketing activities that enable eligible producers, processors, and industry associations to:
- Determine the necessary product and packaging modifications required to meet specific export market requirements and preferences.
Undertake marketing activities to meet changing requirements or emerging opportunities in domestic and export markets.
Eligibility
To be eligible, you must be a farm, Mi'kmaq conducting farming activities in a Mi'kmaw community, agri-business or agriculture industry association.
Farms must:
- be currently registered under the Farm Registration Act.
- generate an annual eligible gross commodity income of at least $30,000.
- be actively farming in the program year and the applicant must be 19 years of age or older.
Agri-businesses must:
- represent Nova Scotia agriculture and agri-food products.
- generate an annual eligible gross income of at least $30,000.
- demonstrates the value or use of Nova Scotia products/ingredients
Agricultural industry associations must:
- demonstrate not-for-profit status
- represent Nova Scotia agriculture and agri-food products.
Please refer to the Program Guidelines for detailed eligibility.
Deadline or important dates
Program opening: April 24, 2025
Application deadline: October 31, 2025
Claim deadline: February 28, 2026
How to apply
Applications are closed.
Contact
Department of Agriculture
Programs Division
74 Research Drive
Bible Hill, NS B6L 2R2
Phone: 902-893-6377
Toll-free: 1-866-844-4276
prm@novascotia.ca