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Aboriginal students have hand in agriculture
October 22, 2010
One Earth Farms Corp. has joined with and donated nearly $1 million to a newly formed non-profit agricultural organization.
The In road to Agriculture Institute offers practical agriculture training to aboriginal students, preparing them for employment with One Earth and other agricultural employers.
The organization will manage a $5.1-million partnership, including $990,000 from One Earth, among the federal and provincial government, the company, other industry partners, First nations and training institutes.
The Inroads to Agriculture Institute is set to create at least 104 long-term employment opportunities in Saskatchewan and Alberta's agriculture industries.
We are excited about the prospect of employing individuals who have the opportunity to gain practical agricultural training though the (Inroads to Agriculture Institute)," said Larry Ruud, One Earth's president and CEO.
"With our plans for rapid growth across the Prairie provinces, we anticipate the need for a large number of qualified employees throughout all areas of our operations. Because of our strong relationship with many First Nations across the Prairies, we have set a priority on hiring qualified aboriginal people who live on or near First Nations Land that we are leasing."
One Earth, a subsidiary of Sprott Resource Corp., is one of Canada's largest farms, managing more than 90,000 acres in the Prairies.
