We publish policies and reports on:
- the Yukon’s agriculture sector and
- research projects.
Policies, strategies and funding
Cultivating our future: 2020 Yukon agriculture policy
This agriculture policy guides the development of the Yukon’s agriculture sector over the next 10 years. This policy’s goals include:
- Increasing the Yukon’s self-sufficiency in food production;
- producing high-quality products that feed the Yukon’s communities;
- contributing to the local economy; and
- leaving positive environmental legacies for future generations.
Read the policy at Cultivating our future: 2020 Yukon agriculture policy.
Food Policy for Canada
Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada’s policy includes improving community capacity, sustainable food practices, strong Indigenous food systems and support for food security in Northern and Indigenous communities.
Read the policy at Food Policy for Canada: Everyone at the table.
Our Clean Future: A Yukon strategy for climate change, energy and a green economy
The Yukon government’s climate change strategy outlines actions to the agriculture industry. This includes building resilience and food security while using low-carbon and environmental farming practices.
Read the strategy at Our Clean Future: A Yukon strategy for climate change, energy and a green economy.
Sustainable Canadian Agricultural Partnership
The Sustainable Canadian Agricultural Partnership (Sustainable CAP) is a funding program with the goal of strengthening the competitiveness, innovation, and resiliency of the agriculture sector. The Yukon’s agreement provides $9.25 million to support the Yukon’s growing agriculture sector. Eligible applicants for funding include the agriculture and agri-food sector along with non-profit and First Nation organizations, First Nations governments, municipal governments, educational institutions and research bodies.
Reports
Multi-year development options for Yukon agriculture
This report shows the state of the agriculture and food production industry in the Yukon in 2022. It looks at the economic challenges and opportunities in the agriculture sector through an analysis of market capacity, industry data and input provided by industry and First Nations governments. The report provides direction for the future development of Yukon’s agriculture and food sector including First Nation-specific needs and priorities. This guiding document can inform both private and public investment in Yukon agriculture development and food production.
This is a consultants' report and the Government of Yukon is not bound to implement any of its recommendations.
Read the report at Multi-year development options for Yukon agriculture.
Alternative agricultural land clearing practices for the territories to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and build northern soils
This report details in-field research into three different ways to clear forested land to enable agricultural expansion in the North. It looks at methods of incorporating cleared materials into the soil instead of burning them. The report includes analysis of the cost, greenhouse gas emissions, and effect on crop growth and quality of the different methods tested.
Read the report at Alternative agricultural land clearing practices for the territories to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and build northern soils.
Read the appendix at Alternative agricultural land clearing practices for the territories to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and build northern soils - appendix C - soil microbiology.
Cattle in the boreal forest/arctic ground squirrel project
This report details research into the effectiveness, and different methods of creating of silvopasture in the Yukon.
One of the main goals is to discover if livestock can be used to create a silvopasture from existing Yukon forest, in this case predominantly aspen woodland with some willow and spruce. The other goal is to investigate if creating silvopasture from forest encourages utilisation of the area by the arctic ground squirrel. Arctic ground squirrels are an important protein source in Indigenous diets. Thus, does developing woodland or forest into silvopasture increase conventional, and Indigenous protein production?
Read the report at Cattle in the boreal forest/arctic ground squirrel project.
Find more agriculture publications
If you need help finding a different publication related to agriculture, you can contact the Energy, Mines and Resources Library.