Some who work in or study the food and agriculture sector are raising concerns after it was recently revealed the Nova Scotia government quietly abandoned its plan to develop a local food strategy.

The Food and Beverage Strategy was aimed at improving access to and increasing production of healthy local food. A round of public consultation was done for the initiative in 2022. 

On June 12, in response to a CBC reporter's question, Agriculture Minister Greg Morrow said the province wasn't moving fo…