§ Mr. McQuarrieasked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if he has considered granting incentives to farmers to grow more protein crops in the more fertile land areas and leave the growing of other crops to the less favoured areas.
§ Mr. Donald ThompsonThere are existing support arrangements for the protein sector and for less favoured areas. I am in favour of farmers diversifying out of products in surplus towards those in deficit and am pleased to see that this is already taking place.