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23.11.2020
In an effort to understand better whether Canada’s meat packing industry would have been more or less resilient during COVID, if there were more, smaller, regionally dispersed meat packing plants across Canada, CAPI commissioned a study on “the Feasibility of Small Local Meat Packing Plants in Canada”, with some interesting results.
25.06.2019
In light of the recent developments impacting trade in canola and other agricultural products between Canada and China, this paper provides a retrospective and systematic review of China’s agricultural policies to help understand the broader political and economic context behind this country’s decisions to block canola imports from Canada. The report begins by examining canola’s […]
15.06.2022
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 […]
31.03.2022
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 […]
25.03.2022
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 […]
19.06.2023
CAPI recognizes the importance of fostering and mentoring the next generation of thought leaders emerging from Doctoral programs across Canada, who are working in multi-disciplinary fields. Through this program, CAPI offers a small, innovative group of young students the opportunity to apply their newfound knowledge and expertise to some of agriculture’s most critical policy issues. […]
29.05.2023
Canada has bold policy aspirations on climate change mitigation, and these extend into agriculture. The most recent evidence is the federal government initiative on a Sustainable Agriculture Strategy, aiming to work with industry groups to secure greater action at the farm level to reduce greenhouse gas emission and increase carbon sequestration. However, with agriculture an […]
14.07.2022
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…