FCC economist Craig Klemmer (left) speaks with Kyle Hiebert, manager of public policy and stakeholder engagement with tech accelerator EMILI, during the Agriculture Enlightened Conference on Nov. 7, 2024.

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

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.