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22	Cash and cash equivalents	Concept (Monetary)	As Of	Debit	ifrs-full:CashAndCashEquivalents
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27	Prepaid expenses and deposits	Concept (Monetary)	As Of	Debit	vff:CurrentPrepaidExpensesAndDeposits
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54	Retained earnings	Concept (Monetary)	As Of	Credit	ifrs-full:RetainedEarnings
55	Total shareholders' equity	Concept (Monetary)	As Of	Credit	ifrs-full:Equity
56	Total liabilities and shareholders' equity	Concept (Monetary)	As Of	Credit	ifrs-full:EquityAndLiabilities
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67	Accumulated other comprehensive (loss) income [member]	Member			ifrs-full:AccumulatedOtherComprehensiveIncomeMember
68	Retained earnings [member]	Member			ifrs-full:RetainedEarningsMember
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71	Beginning balance, shares	Concept (Shares)	As Of		ifrs-full:NumberOfSharesOutstanding
72	Shares issued pursuant to public offering, net of issuance costs	Concept (Monetary)	For Period	Credit	ifrs-full:IssueOfEquity
73	Shares issued pursuant to public offering, net of issuance costs, Shares	Concept (Shares)	For Period		vff:IssueOfEquityShares
74	Shares issued pursuant to private placement of common shares, net of issuance costs	Concept (Monetary)	For Period	Credit	vff:SharesIssuedPursuantToPrivatePlacementOfCommonSharesNetOfIssuanceCostsValue
75	Shares issued pursuant to private placement of common shares, net of issuance costs, shares	Concept (Shares)	For Period		vff:SharesIssuedPursuantToPrivatePlacementOfCommonSharesNetOfIssuanceCostsShares
76	Shares issued on exercise of stock options, Value	Concept (Monetary)	For Period	Credit	ifrs-full:IncreaseDecreaseThroughExerciseOfOptions
77	Shares issued on exercise of stock options, Shares	Concept (Shares)	For Period		vff:IncreaseDecreaseThroughExerciseOfOptionsShares
78	Issuance of warrants for common shares	Concept (Monetary)	For Period	Credit	ifrs-full:IncreaseDecreaseThroughExerciseOfWarrantsEquity
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80	Share-based compensation, Shares	Concept (Shares)	For Period		vff:IncreaseDecreaseThroughShareBasedPaymentTransactionsShares
81	Cumulative translation adjustment	Concept (Monetary)	As Of	Credit	vff:OtherComprehensiveIncomeNetOfTaxExchangeDifferencesOnCumulativeTranslation
82	Reclassification of previously recorded revaluation gain of land, net of tax	Concept (Monetary)	For Period	Credit	vff:ReclassificationOfPreviouslyRecordedRevaluationGainOfLandNetOfTax
83	Net income	Concept (Monetary)	For Period	Credit	ifrs-full:ProfitLoss
84	Ending balance	Concept (Monetary)	As Of	Credit	ifrs-full:Equity
85	Ending balance, Shares	Concept (Shares)	As Of		ifrs-full:NumberOfSharesOutstanding
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89	Sales	Concept (Monetary)	For Period	Credit	ifrs-full:Revenue
90	Cost of sales	Concept (Monetary)	For Period	Debit	ifrs-full:CostOfSales
91	Change in biological asset	Concept (Monetary)	For Period	Debit	ifrs-full:ChangesInBiologicalAssets
92	Selling, general and administrative expenses	Concept (Monetary)	For Period	Debit	ifrs-full:SellingGeneralAndAdministrativeExpense
93	Income (loss) from operations	Concept (Monetary)	For Period	Credit	ifrs-full:ProfitLossFromOperatingActivities
94	Interest expense,net	Concept (Monetary)	For Period	Debit	ifrs-full:InterestExpense
95	Foreign exchange loss (gain)	Concept (Monetary)	For Period	Credit	ifrs-full:GainsLossesOnExchangeDifferencesOnTranslationRecognisedInProfitOrLoss
96	Other income	Concept (Monetary)	For Period	Credit	ifrs-full:OtherIncome
97	Share of (income) loss from joint venture	Concept (Monetary)	For Period	Credit	ifrs-full:ShareOfProfitLossOfJointVenturesAccountedForUsingEquityMethod
98	Gain on disposal of assets	Concept (Monetary)	For Period	Credit	vff:GainsLossesOnDisposalsOfAssets
99	(Loss) income before income taxes	Concept (Monetary)	For Period	Credit	ifrs-full:ProfitLossBeforeTax
100	(Recovery of) provision for income taxes	Concept (Monetary)	For Period	Debit	ifrs-full:IncomeTaxExpenseContinuingOperations
101	Net (loss) income	Concept (Monetary)	For Period	Credit	ifrs-full:ProfitLoss
102	Basic (loss) income per share	Concept (Share)	For Period		ifrs-full:BasicEarningsLossPerShare
103	Diluted (loss) income per share	Concept (Share)	For Period		ifrs-full:DilutedEarningsLossPerShare
104	Other comprehensive (loss) income:	Abstract			vff:OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossAbstract
105	Foreign currency translation adjustment	Concept (Monetary)	For Period	Debit	vff:ForeignCurrencyTranslationAdjustment
106	Gain on revaluation of land, net of tax	Concept (Monetary)	For Period	Credit	ifrs-full:OtherComprehensiveIncomeNetOfTaxGainsLossesOnRevaluation
107	Comprehensive (loss) income	Concept (Monetary)	For Period	Credit	vff:ComprehensiveIncomeLoss
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111	Cash flows from operating activities:	Abstract			ifrs-full:CashFlowsFromUsedInOperatingActivitiesAbstract
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115	Amortization of deferred charges	Concept (Monetary)	For Period	Debit	ifrs-full:AdjustmentsForAmortisationExpense
116	(Gain) loss on disposal of assets	Concept (Monetary)	For Period	Debit	vff:AdjustmentsOfGainLossOnDisposalOfAssets
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120	Deferred income taxes	Concept (Monetary)	For Period	Debit	ifrs-full:AdjustmentsForDeferredTaxExpense
121	Change in biological asset	Concept (Monetary)	For Period	Debit	vff:AdjustmentsOfChangeInBiologicalAssets
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264	Significant Accounting Judgments and Estimation Uncertainties	Concept (Text Block (HTML))	For Period		vff:DescriptionOfAccountingPolicyForSignificantAccountingJudgmentsAndEstimationUncertaintiesExplanatory
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286	1037 - Disclosure - Investment in Joint Venture (Tables)	Network	*	*	http://imetrix.edgar-online.com/taxonomy/role/NotesToFinancialStatementsDisclosureOfInterestsInOtherEntitiesExplanatoryTables
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290	Summary Financial Information Joint Venture	Concept (Text Block (HTML))	For Period		ifrs-full:DisclosureOfReconciliationOfSummarisedFinancialInformationOfJointVentureAccountedForUsingEquityMethodToCarryingAmountOfInterestInJointVentureExplanatory
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299	Summary of Aggregate Annual Maturities of Long-Term Debt	Concept (Text Block (HTML))	For Period		vff:DisclosureOfAggregateAnnualMaturitiesOfLongTermDebtExplanatory
300	1040 - Disclosure - Commitments (Tables)	Network	*	*	http://imetrix.edgar-online.com/taxonomy/role/NotesToFinancialStatementsDisclosureOfCommitmentsExplanatoryTables
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308	Summary of Interest Income and Expense	Concept (Text Block (HTML))	For Period		ifrs-full:DisclosureOfInterestIncomeExpenseExplanatory
309	Summary of Net Foreign Exchange Gain or Loss Directing Impacting Net Income (Loss)	Concept (Text Block (HTML))	For Period		vff:DisclosureOfForeignExchangeGainLossTableTextBlock
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323	Summary of Principal Differences between Statutory Income Tax (Recovery) and Effective Provision for (Recovery of) Income Taxes	Concept (Text Block (HTML))	For Period		vff:DisclosureOfReconciliationOfAccountingProfitMultipliedByApplicableTaxRatesExplanatory
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328	Schedule of Change in Deferred Tax Assets and Liabilities	Concept (Text Block (HTML))	For Period		ifrs-full:DisclosureOfTemporaryDifferenceUnusedTaxLossesAndUnusedTaxCreditsExplanatory
329	Schedule of Analysis of Deferred Tax Assets and Deferred Tax Liabilities	Concept (Text Block (HTML))	For Period		vff:DisclosureOfDeferredTaxAssetsExpectedToBeRecoveredAndLiabilitiesExpectedToBeSettledExplanatory
330	Schedule of Non-capital and Farm Losses Expire	Concept (Text Block (HTML))	For Period		vff:DisclosureOfNonCapitalAndFarmLossesCarriedForwardToFutureYearsExpireExplanatory
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339	Summary of Property, Plant and Equipment, Net of Accumulated Depreciation by Countries	Concept (Text Block (HTML))	For Period		ifrs-full:DisclosureOfGeographicalAreasExplanatory
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