Akaljot AJ Gill is MNP鈥檚 B.C. Agriculture Services team leader, supporting agriculture advisors in MNP鈥檚 23 offices across B.C.

Based in 琉璃神社, AJ is a seasoned leader with a lifelong passion for helping farmers. He moved to Canada from India in 1988 and grew up in a farming family. His hands-on agricultural background has given him deep insights into issues, challenges and opportunities facing farmers.

With nearly two decades of work experience at federal and provincial government levels, AJ was instrumental in the transfer of the federal government鈥檚 AgriStability program to the B.C. Ministry of Agriculture.

He previously represented our province on the National Program Advisory Committee, providing advice to federal, provincial, and territorial governments on the delivery of the AgriStability and Agri Invest programs.

A strong believer in giving back to the community, he is a founding director of the Hope and Heal Foundation, which raised over $100,000 for BC Cancer and $100,000 for the KARIS Support Society.