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SUMMARY:February 26\, 2015 - Agricultural Industry Reception
DESCRIPTION:The Surrey Board of Trade is hosting an evening networking reception to announce a partnership and the implementation of the SBOT Agriculture Industry Team. The race is on to help this thriving industry through skills development\, business-venture capital support and government advocacy. Hear more about this and network with industry and government representatives.\n\n \n\nThe Agriculture sector plays a significant role in Surrey's economy\, with Surrey's expansive agricultural land base defining much of the city. Over 1/3 of land in Surrey (or 9\,290 hectares)  is within the Agricultural Land Reserve (ALR)\, which is a provincial zone in which agriculture is recognized as the priority use. In addition to lands within the ALR\, there are over 1\,000 hectares of Agricultural lands currently zoned for agricultural uses located outside the ALR.\n\n\n\nSurrey farms accounted for over $167 Million dollars. There are nearly 500 farms in Surrey. These farms employ over 3\,300 workers of Surrey's labour force.\n\nThe key agricultural sectors in Surrey are: poultry\, dairy\, berry\, vegetable production and 44 greenhouses producing a wide variety of flowers\, herbs and vegetables.
X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:<span style="font-size:12px\;"><span style="font-family: arial\;">The Surrey Board of Trade is hosting an evening networking reception to announce a partnership and the implementation of the SBOT Agriculture Industry Team. The race is on to help this thriving industry through skills development\, business-venture capital support and government advocacy. Hear more about this and network with industry and government representatives.<br />\n&nbsp\;<br />\nThe Agriculture sector plays a significant role in Surrey&#39\;s economy\,&nbsp\;with Surrey&rsquo\;s expansive agricultural land base defining much of the city. Over 1/3 of&nbsp\;land in Surrey (or 9\,290 hectares) &nbsp\;is within the Agricultural Land Reserve (ALR)\,&nbsp\;which is a&nbsp\;provincial zone in which agriculture is recognized as the priority use. In addition to lands within the ALR\, there are over 1\,000 hectares of Agricultural lands currently zoned for agricultural uses located outside the ALR.<br />\n<br />\nSurrey farms accounted for over $167 Million dollars. There are nearly 500 farms in Surrey. These farms employ over 3\,300 workers of Surrey&rsquo\;s labour force.<br />\nThe key agricultural sectors in Surrey are: poultry\, dairy\, berry\, vegetable production and 44 greenhouses producing a wide variety of flowers\, herbs and vegetables.</span></span>
LOCATION:Surrey Board of Trade #101-14439 104 Avenue Surrey\, BC
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DTSTAMP:20260425T112058Z
URL:https://business.swrbot.com/events/details/february-26-2015-agricultural-industry-reception-02-26-2015-2888
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