{"id":52815,"date":"2020-03-04T22:22:31","date_gmt":"2020-03-04T20:22:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.csregypt.com\/?p=52815"},"modified":"2020-03-04T22:22:31","modified_gmt":"2020-03-04T20:22:31","slug":"canada-commits-to-sustainable-agriculture","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/csregypt.com\/en\/canada-commits-to-sustainable-agriculture\/","title":{"rendered":"Canada commits to sustainable agriculture"},"content":{"rendered":"<p dir=\"ltr\">In a\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.newswire.ca\/news-releases\/investing-in-new-initiative-to-support-agriculture-sustainability-efforts-877489228.html\">speech<\/a>\u00a0at the annual meeting of the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cfa-fca.ca\/\">Canadian Federation of Agriculture<\/a>\u00a0(CFA), the Hon. Marie-Claude Bibeau put sustainability high on the agenda.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Emphasising that the sector must devote itself to building trust with the public by spearheading environmentally-conscious initiatives, Bibeau, who is the Minister of Agriculture, announced CA$560,000 of federal investment would reach the CFA.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">With this support, the organisation intends to develop the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.agrifoodsustainability.ca\/\">Canadian Agri-Food Sustainability Initiative<\/a>\u00a0(CASI), which will give people across the agriculture supply chain an opportunity to discuss the best sustainable farming methods.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">&#8220;More and more, customers of Canada&#8217;s high-quality food want to know that their food was produced ethically, with a minimized impact on the environment,\u201d said Bibeau. \u201cThis new initiative is an important tool to tell our story and build consumers&#8217; trust for our producers.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><strong>Connecting the sector<\/strong><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Via CASI, the CFA hopes to provide a platform which will allow the industry to benchmark its efforts. This will not only spread awareness of existing sustainability programmes\u00a0but also provide opportunities for networking with new clients.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Having received funding from\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.agr.gc.ca\/\">Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada<\/a>\u00a0(AAFC), \u201cCASI will also aim to connect farmers to programs that serve as criteria to receive environmental funding,\u201d explained Mary Robinson, President of the CFA.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">\u201cThis will provide farmers with a bridge to resources that help fund their critical environmental efforts. AAFC will be contributing $562,870 over 3 three years and would like to formally thank AAFC for this generous contribution.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><strong>The food system is changing<\/strong><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">In a previous\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/canada.businesschief.com\/leadership\/3419\/Nestl-announces-plant-protein-plans-in-Winnipeg\">article<\/a>, Business Chief explored\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.corporate.nestle.ca\/en\">Nestl\u00e9<\/a>\u2019s innovative collaboration with\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.burcon.ca\/\">Burcon NutraScience<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.meritfoods.com\/\">Merit Functional Foods<\/a>\u00a0to produce plant-based proteins in Winnipeg.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Adopting a similar stance to the CFA &#8211; that agriculture needs to adapt to the modern era &#8211; Nestl\u00e9\u2019s Head of Stakeholder Engagement in Sustainability, Duncan Pollard, said:<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">\u201cThe food system is changing. It always has, but now it needs to change to reduce waste and optimise the use of plant proteins. We need to achieve a balance \u2013 animal, plant and novel proteins.\u201d<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">\u201cAt Nestl\u00e9, we are adding more plant-based products to our portfolio in response to increased demand. It\u2019s part of our efforts to offer tastier and healthier choices for consumers,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In a\u00a0speech\u00a0at the annual meeting of the\u00a0Canadian Federation of Agriculture\u00a0(CFA), the Hon. Marie-Claude Bibeau put sustainability high on the agenda. Emphasising that the sector must devote itself to building trust with the public by spearheading environmentally-conscious initiatives, Bibeau, who is the Minister of Agriculture, announced CA$560,000 of federal investment would reach the CFA. 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