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Lack of capital and markets and a slow regulatory environment is bogging down Canada’s ability to build value-added processing capacity and thus bolster agricultural productivity, speakers say.
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Canada’s agricultural productivity needs kickstart: analysts
Lack of access to capital and markets, slow regulatory environment described as barriers to building value-added capacity and bolstering agriculture's productivity
AAFC adjusts monthly estimates, cites caution for canola exports
Impact of China's anti-dumping investigation unknown at this time
Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada adjusted its latest supply and demand estimates issued on Dec. 19. This followed the updated Statistics Canada figures from two weeks ago.
Financial protection for Canada’s fruit and vegetable growers near reality
Bill C-280 receives third reading in Senate, awaits Royal Assent
Long-awaited legislation that will provide financial protection to fresh fruit and vegetable producers is close to fruition. Scot Davidson’s private member’s Bill C-280, otherwise known as the Financial Protection for Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Farmers Act, received its third reading Dec. 10 and awaits royal assent. Why it matters: Establishment of a trust will help
Canadian Federation of Agriculture’s year filled with legislation, trade and building international partnerships
President Keith Currie is optimistic that incoming U.S. agriculture secretary’s policy background will be a benefit in negotiations
It isn’t easy to get and hold the attention of a government as it juggles with full plates and a side of political instability. Why it matters: 2024 was a busy year for the Canadian Federation of Agriculture, and 2025 is shaping up to be the same. “We just have to make sure agriculture is
India gears up for a potential trade deal as Trump targets China, say government sources
India is preparing to offer tariffs cuts on some farm and other goods mainly imported from the U.S., aiming to clinch a broader trade and investment deal once president-elect Donald Trump takes charge, government and industry sources in New Delhi said.
Conagra trims profit forecast as higher inflation, promotions to dent margins
Conagra Brands on Thursday joined rival General Mills in trimming its annual profit forecast and warning that price cuts on its products across grocery, snacks and frozen food items to spark demand will weigh on margins.
UN peacekeepers guard Congolese farmers working their fields
Under a scorching sun in Democratic Republic of Congo, many of the farmers tending to their fields in the troubled eastern region are guarded by United Nations peacekeepers.
NCIAF and NAAAN to collaborate to advance Indigenous agriculture
Two agriculture advocacy groups have announced a partnership to advance Indigenous national and tribal collaboration on agriculture across Canada, Mexico and the U.S.
Searching for consistent food security in the north
Northern and remote areas, especially Indigenous communities, need more food security support, speaker says, but logistical challenges abound
Northern and remote areas, especially Indigenous communities, need more food security support, speaker says, but logistical challenges abound.
U.S. confirms first severe human case of bird flu
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said on Wednesday that a patient has been hospitalized with a severe case of H5N1 infection in Louisiana, marking the first known instance of a severe human illness linked to the bird flu virus in the United States.