When it comes to doing business in Canada, the agriculture and agri-food sectors have distinct labour needs, skill gaps, and infrastructure requirements. However, when drilling down to the core solutions to these issues, many of the differences converge under a few pillars: coherent policy and a better functioning government sector, for example.
The Canadian Agri-Food Policy Institute has published a new report stemming from phase 2 of the Agri-Food Risk project. Phase 1 was a survey that asked sector participants what kept them up at night, outlining the risks of doing business in Canada, whereas Phase 2 seeks to name solutions to some of these issues.
Entitled “From Optimism to Realism,” Tyler McCann, managing director of CAPI, says the report outlines that while there is plenty of optimism about the future of Canada’s agri-food sector, significant barriers exist to navigating a way forward. And that was before the U.S.’s punishing tariff regime came to light.
McCann says that it’s clear that at the end of the day, Canada’s competitiveness and productivity requires action and a coordinated commitment to addressing managing the risk of doing business here. There was broad agreement, McCann says, that the sector requires a meaningful ag policy framework that realizes the opportunities and drives growth and sustainability for the sector, and that we need more cohesive approach to risk management, beyond farm level.
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