Facts about farming on Vancouver Island

• The total amount of land farmed on Vancouver Island in 2016 was over 50,000 hectares.
• The region employed over 7,500 people in the agricultural sector (both farm operators and employees) in 2016.
•  Agriculture in the region is diverse. It includes beef cattle, dairy and other livestock (sheep, goats and hogs), poultry and egg production, horticultural crops (vegetables, tree fruit, berries, greenhouse and nursery production) and apiculture.
•  Regional adaptation strategies build localized adaptation capacity for decision-makers and the sector to promote and take action for agricultural climate change adaptation.
•  Eight regions are currently being supported through the Regional Adaptation Program: Delta, Fraser Valley, Okanagan, Cariboo, Peace, Bulkley-Nechako & Fraser Fort-George, Kootenay & Boundary and Vancouver Island.
•  Forty-eight projects have been implemented since 2013, with another 14 projects underway. The projects address issues such as wildfire, drought, flooding and changing pest populations. 
• The Vancouver Island Adaptation Strategies plan will pave the way for collaborative projects that address the four priority impact areas and 11 related strategies.

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