[ARCHIVED] The Nova Scotia Department of Agriculture offers a number of funding programs (grants) to assist in the development of the agricultural industry and sustainable agricultural practices.

The Nova Scotia Department of Agriculture offers a number of funding programs (grants) to assist in the development of the agricultural industry and sustainable agricultural practices.

The Nova Scotia Department of Agriculture offers a number of funding programs (grants) to assist in the development of the agricultural industry and sustainable agricultural practices.

The Nova Scotia Department of Agriculture offers a number of funding programs (grants) to assist in the development of the agricultural industry and sustainable agricultural practices.

[ARCHIVED] The Select Nova Scotia program has ended and the data contained in this dataset is no longer being collected.

Select Nova Scotia is a program developed by the Province of Nova Scotia to encourage Nova Scotians to shop and buy locally. Select Nova Scotia promotions and campaigns and the web site raise consumer awareness about Nova Scotia agri-food and seafood products, and other locally made goods.

The data set represents the results of commissioned questions in the public opinion survey conducted in November 2017 via Atlantic Quarterly, Corporate Research Associate’s omnibus survey. These commissioned questions relate to public opinion, attitude and behaviour regarding the province's buy local initiative - Select Nova Scotia. Overall results are provided for each question and results are also broken down by various demographic markers (age, gender, geographic region, education level and household income).

This dataset provides an annual update based on the fiscal year (April 1- March 31) of all the insurance plans outlined by regulations under the Crop and Livestock Insurance Act for the number of growers participating in the plan, number of acres, herds, trees or animals insured, total coverage in dollars for each plan, as well as total indemnities which provides protection against future loss or financial burden.

Dataset indicates the total number of contracts by fiscal year, total coverage provided for all plans under the Crop and Animal Insurance Act, total premiums, as well as all claims paid within each fiscal year and the loss ratio which is the total claims paid/premiums collected. Total premiums include the producer, provincial, and federal cost shares.

The annual summary of dairy livestock specifies the total claims paid out within a fiscal year against a loss of livestock resulting from one or more of the perils designated by the Dairy Livestock Insurance Plan Regulations under the Crop and Livestock Insurance Act.

Dataset indicates the total number of dairy livestock animals, total premiums collected and the claims paid for all perils within each fiscal year, and a loss ratio associated with each. The Loss ratio is determined by the claims paid/total premiums collected.