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Government wants to tap into emerging markets, meet demand for healthy products, and encourage environmental and energy sustainability, but some regions want water pipes
The federal and provincial governments are making innovation a central plank in their agricultural spending, but some would rather see the funds spent on more mundane necessities of farm and rural life — like water. The revamped Growing Forward 2 program will see Ottawa and the province invest $176 million in strategic innovation programs over fiveCanada’s once huge trade surplus in farm and food products has fallen into almost a deficit position
Canada suffers from “a commodity mentality” and needs to export more processed foods, says the chair of the Canadian Agri-Food Policy Institute. The country is also missing the boat in servicing the fast-growing economies in Asia, Latin America and eastern Europe, says Ted Bilyea, a former executive vice-president of Maple Leaf Foods. “Currently, half of
