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Second day of CAPI conference tackles ESG

ESG will be key to sustainability reporting in coming years

By Jonah Grignon October 3, 2024

Day two of the Canadian Agri-Food Policy Institute (CAPI) Canadian Agri-Food in a Sustainable World conference in Ottawa focused on environment, social and governance (ESG) requirements. Panels covered ESG and the changing Canadian ag landscape from national and global perspectives.

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Report highlights optimism, resignation in agriculture sector

Belief industry and government can remedy policy, extreme weather, and trade issues varies considerably

By Matt McIntosh July 19, 2024

A troublesome policy and regulatory environment, extreme weather, and trade barriers are the issues keeping Canadian agriculture professionals awake at night. That’s according to a joint report from the Canadian Agri-Food Policy Institute (CAPI) and the University of Saskatchewan’s Global Institute for Food Security on risk in Canada’s agrifood system.

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Canada-made sustainability index gets funding boost

A pilot version of the index was published in May of 2023

By Geralyn Wichers February 27, 2024

The federal government has pledged more than $3.1 million for the continued development of a made in Canada sustainability index for agricultural products.

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Report aims to show animal agriculture’s interconnections

CAPI hopes to broaden policymakers' perspective

By Alex McCuaig November 20, 2023

A new report for the Canadian Agri-Food Policy Institute seeks to educate policymakers about the impact of animal agriculture on economic, social and environmental levels. The report, titled Forces Impacting […] Read more

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What’s next for the EFP?

Core funding, more staff and incorporation with government and private sector goals possible for Environmental Farm Plan

By Matt McIntosh June 5, 2022

Changes could be coming to the Environmental Farm Plan (EFP) under the next agricultural policy framework. Although changes have yet to be formalized, users say the focus should be on […] Read more

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Feds pondering more self-reliance in Canada’s food

'Even if we are already in a good position, we can always do better,' Bibeau says

By D.C. Fraser September 28, 2020

Agriculture Minister Marie-Claude Bibeau is looking for ways to make Canada’s food supply more autonomous. In an interview Thursday, Bibeau pointed to her minority Liberal government’s pledge in the throne […] Read more

A video screengrab from the ‘It’s Good, Canada’ campaign. (ItsGoodCanada.ca)

Two national campaigns launched for food supply chains

It's good, one campaign says, but could the sector have done better, another asks

By D.C. Fraser June 1, 2020

Ottawa — The Canadian Centre for Food Integrity is launching a new campaign to inform consumers on how the food system works. “It’s Good, Canada” will share personal stories of […] Read more

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CAPI report focuses on quality of export growth

Exports are part of the agri-food sector’s journey — not the destination

By Laura Rance-Unger July 27, 2018

There was heady excitement last year when the federal government’s Advisory Council on Economic Growth, led by Dominic Barton, identified agriculture as one of six sectors that could lead this […] Read more

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Yes, we can

CAPI Report: New report from the Canadian Agri-Food Policy Institute calls for ‘quality growth’ strategy as Canada eyes roughly doubling export share by 2027

By Lorraine Stevenson July 12, 2018

Going beyond Barton When consultant Dominic Barton recommended to the federal government in 2016 that agriculture be one of the leaders in the growth of the Canadian middle class it […] Read more