AgriRisk Initiatives: Administrative Capacity Building Stream
“Agriculture and Agri-Food ”
$5,000,000.00
Maximum Eligible Amount
Government Grant, Repayable Contribution
Fund Type
The AgriRisk Initiatives (ARI) is a five-year program under the Canadian Agricultural Partnership that supports the development of new risk management tools. It is divided into three program components: ARI Research and Development (R&D) stream - contribution funding funds industry-led R&D of risk management tools and practices ARI Microgrants funds academic research on issues relevant to business risk in agriculture ARI Administrative Capacity Building (ACB) stream supports the administration and tests the viability of new risk management tools, such as insurance products, when R&D is complete
The ARI ACB stream provides funding to implement and test new financial tools which allow producers to manage a defined business risk