News - Agri-Food

A Toronto based agri-food consultant suggests the availability of land and water will be among the key factors that will determine Canada’s future role in the global pork industry.

The Government of Canada is investing in a production facility that will create jobs and give farmers the opportunity to grow and market a new crop that produces high value oils.

Minister of National Revenue and Minister of State (Agriculture) Jean-Pierre Blackburn returned from Germany confident that the Canadian agri-food industry will enjoy strong success at the ANUGA trade show held in Cologne, Germany.

“While negotiations are underway between Canada and the European Union for entering into a comprehensive economic and trade agreement, we must ensure that we are able to seize every opportunity offered to the Canadian agri-food industry – once the agreement has been signed – by positioning ourselves now in European markets,” stated Minister of National Revenue and Minister of State (Agriculture) Jean-Pierre Blackburn.

The agri-food processing industry, Quebec’s largest employer in the manufacturing sector, is facing numerous challenges because of the economic crisis.

The Saskatchewan Pork Development Board says a federal program to assist Canadian pork producers in restructuring their industry is being designed in a way that ensures it won’t compromise Canada’s international trading obligations.

A Canadian agri-food consultant is calling for international rules that reward nations that exercise superior biosecurity and maintain transparency in the monitoring and reporting of animal disease.

At the official signing of a memorandum of understanding (MOU) between Manitoba and the State of Punjab, Agriculture, Food and Rural Initiatives Minister Rosann Wowchuk agreed to market the province’s expertise to support the establishment of a food development centre in Punjab to help expand India’s agri-food industry.