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The CAPI Connection is our monthly newsletter that will connect you with the work we are doing at the Canadian Agri-Food Policy Institute (CAPI) and the broader community driving agriculture policy.

The CAPI Connection is our monthly newsletter that will connect you with the work we are doing at the Canadian Agri-Food Policy Institute (CAPI) and the broader community driving agriculture policy.

OTTAWA, Ontario, October 2, 2020 – We’re happy to share more information about the Canadian Agri-Food Policy Institute’s ongoing renewal. Recently, we took the opportunity to review CAPI’s organizational structure, ensuring that it better supports our new mandate to be a more solutions-oriented organization. We also wanted to make the shift towards a “team management” […]

OTTAWA, Ontario, June 25, 2020 – The Canadian Agri-Food Policy Institute (CAPI) is pleased to announce the appointment of Andrea Barnett, Julie Bissonnette, Rory McAlpine and Jason Skotheim to the Institute’s Board of Directors. “We are thrilled to have four outstanding individuals join CAPI’s Board of Directors,” said Chantelle Donahue, Chair of the CAPI Board […]

The Canadian Agri-Food Policy Institute (CAPI) is pleased to announce the appointment of five new Honorary Members, in honour of their outstanding contributions to the Canadian Agriculture Policy Institute. “We are so pleased to recognize these four organizations and one individual for their outstanding work in helping CAPI evolve into a leader in the development […]

Food and beverage processers will need to adopt new strategies for diversifying markets and production — BY DON BUCKINGHAM — Public policy matters because it can influence consumer behaviour, particularly at times like these— wash your hands, practice social distancing, limit activities to those with only a few people. Recently, we have witnessed behavioural changes […]

Undeniably, the current COVID-19 pandemic challenges the continuity and resiliency of Canada’s food supply chains. The Canadian Agri-food Policy Institute (CAPI), along with primary producers, processors, food transporters, food retailers and food service providers, is collaborating towards policies and best practice recommendations which will help buttress the sector, ensuring it is up to the challenge […]

Dr. Don Buckingham, the Canadian Agri-Food Policy Institute’s (CAPI) President and CEO visited LVATV‘s new 2020 version studio to talk about CAPI’s agenda to address two major challenges facing Canadian agriculture: Canada in a multi-polar global context Mitigation and adaptation to climate change Don Buckingham also exchanged a great conversation with the Editor of the […]

The Canadian Agri-Food Policy Institute’s (CAPI) is proud of its Board Member Kim McConnell to have been named as Honourary Member of 4-H Canada. This news from 4-H Canada (“4-H Canada to Bestow Two New Honourary Memberships at February Awards Ceremony”) explains that: “Kim McConnell of Alberta has been giving back to his community since […]

The Canadian Agri-Food Policy Institute’s (CAPI) Board Member Richard Gray argues in his opinion piece, published in the newspaper La Vie Agricole on January 15, 2020, that for far too long farmers have been producing environmental benefits for Canadian society without any financial or moral credit for their efforts. If a climate change policy that […]