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: 1 April 2026
Application deadline: 31 May 2026
Claim deadline: 28 February 2027

How to apply

Submit a complete application with all supporting project quotes by application deadlines listed.

Applicants new to Programs since 2023 must complete the Program Funding Registration (PFR) form. Returning applicants are to update their PFR form as necessary.

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

Downloads

Program Guidelines
Program Application
Program Funding Registration Form - Farm Applicants
Program Funding Registration Form - Agri-business Applicants
Program Funding Registration Form - Industry Organization
Contact Information Change Form