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SOME FACTS ABOUT CANADIAN LANDS



CANADA'S PRIME FARMLAND   

* 94% of Canada's lands cannot be farmed

* Only 0.5% of Canada's lands are class 1 ( no significant limitations for farming)

* Less than .004% of Canada's lands are suitable for growing tender fruit.

* 85%  of urban growth  has  taken  place on classes 1-3  lands and fruit lands.

* Class 1 land is twice as productive as Class 4 , and fruit lands are more productive yet.

* Canadian land continues to be lost at an alarming rate to erosion, salinization and urbanization.

* Since 1966, over 6 million hectares of land in Canada and over 1.5 million hectares of land in Ontario have been lost from agriculture.

FARM INDUSTRIES

* One farmer feeds up to 90 persons.

* 2/3 of the value of Canadian food imports consists of food already grown here commercially.

* Canadians spend only 15% of their net income directly on food, compared to Europe at 31% and India  at 60%.