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On June 15th, 2022, Statistics Canada published its second release of data from the 2021 Census of Agriculture. This Quick Think Report compares the 2021 data with 2016 and 2011 data, providing analysis on land use and the adoption of sustainable farming practices. The colourful maps contained in this report allow readers to quickly visualize […]

The need to continue agriculture’s continuous progress in improving environmental outcomes is clear. This Canadian Agri-Food Policy Institute (CAPI) Quick Think Report offers considerations on whether cross-compliance should be used to leverage risk management programming to improve environment outcomes.  CAPI was commissioned to prepare a report on considerations with cross-compliance within business risk management programs […]

Canada has two systems of meat inspection, consistent with agriculture as a matter of joint jurisdiction of provincial and federal governments. The two regulatory systems create distinct processing plant segments, and geographic fragmentation in meat marketing and trade across the country…

Environment Farm Plan programming has been a part of the Canadian agricultural landscape since the ‘90s. The global marketplace for Canada’s agri-food products is becoming increasingly emphatic about the need for farmers to provide proof that their operations are implementing beneficial management practices surrounding sustainability and environmental stewardship. CAPI commissioned the following paper at a […]

CAPI was commissioned by the coalition of partners of the National Index on Agri-Food Performance project to “conduct an assessment of how a National Index on Agri-Food Performance can inform the trade policy and innovation ecosystem by focusing on selected domestic and global policy priorities important for achieving sustainability of the Canadian agriculture and agri-food […]

The CAPI Doctoral Fellows are young scholars from across Canada and across disciplines tackling some of agriculture’s most critical issues. The 2020-2022 cohort investigated the issue of soil health in agricultural soils. What follows is the final report of our second cohort, a group focused on developing scientific research and data into policy surrounding climate […]

This paper presents a segment of the CAPI Distinguished Fellowship work on sustainable intensification, which was led by Dr. Susan Wood-Bohm and sponsored, in part, by the RBC Foundation and part of CAPI’s larger environmental initiative, Spearheading Solutions: Helping Farmers Operate Better, Smarter and Environmentally Sustainably. The following from Dr. Wood-Bohm represents an insightful, balanced […]

Following a CAPI webinar on the Russian invasion of Ukraine, CAPI has released a new Research Report providing additional context and analysis on the state of global food supply and demand; the role that Ukraine and Russia play in supplying food, livestock feed, and fertilizer around the world; insight into the role Canada can play […]

In this new Perspective Report experts Al Mussell, Ted Bilyea, and Douglas Hedley outline how Canada’s domestic policy solutions could address the changing global reality.  Canada’s agri-food system operates in an evolving, global context and it needs to muster what’s needed in order to quickly brace for change.  Canada’s agri-food system is global, with Canada […]

CAPI commissioned Christine Tacon, UK Groceries Code Adjudicator from 2013 to 2020, to offer her insights on competitiveness and supply-chain efficiency from her position not only as a regulator, but also from her previous experience running the largest farming business in the UK and having worked in marketing and sales for M&M Mars and Fonterra. […]