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October 28, 2006
Canada importing farmers from Punjab
Retired government official JS Ahluwalia explains why there is growing demand for farmers in Canada.
"They need immigrants because by 2016 the rate of growth of their population will be negative," he says.
Many farms in Canada are being abandoned because their owners are too old and the next generation has switched careers or migrated to the cities.
"So they need outsiders to come in and do the job. We are one of the countries providing it," he adds.
So with an investment of 150,000 Canadian dollars ($130,000), a farmer in Punjab can buy a farm in Canada.
The Canadian High Commission in Delhi is one of the country's biggest missions. Only the embassy in China generates more immigrant visas.
BBC NEWS | South Asia | Punjab farmers seek Canada bonanza
Posted by thdyck on October 28, 2006
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