Producers say Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and questionable government policies are threatening world food stocks
CHARLOTTETOWN, P.E.I. — Disruption is threatening both food security and the farmers who produce that food, panelists from Europe and North America said at a recent conference. For decades, said Ted Bilyea, special adviser to the Canadian Agri-Food Policy Institute, farmers have been dealing with the challenges of abundance. They worried about productivity growing faster […] Read moreTag Archives Canadian Agri-Food Policy Institute — page 3
New report says national agrifood water strategy needed
Canada should be exploiting its enormous water resources to be both a sustainable food powerhouse and a global water research superpower, says a new paper from the Canadian Agri-Food Policy Institute. Yet the country’s water policies, management and research efforts are underdeveloped and unco-ordinated, leaving water resources and challenges largely unaddressed. That’s something that a […] Read more
Collaboration key to sustainable ag strategy
Past government collaboration to establish agricultural policy is key to moving toward a national Sustainable Agriculture Strategy, said a new report from the Canadian Agri-Food Policy Institute. The report by the University of Toronto’s Dr. Grace Skogstad said the five-year agricultural policy frameworks that governments have worked on together for the last 20 years show […] Read more
Mandatory fertilizer target rejected
Witnesses told the committee that even if the target to reduce emissions from fertilizer use by 30 percent from 2020 levels by 2030 is voluntary, it is another demand on producers at a time of uncertainty.
