AGP Executive Report
Last update: 11 minutes agoNational Food Security Strategy: Prime Minister Mark Carney launched Canada’s first National Food Security Strategy, backed by $3.2B over 10 years, aiming to cut grocery costs and boost domestic production and processing. The plan includes $1B via Farm Credit Canada for food processing and $750M over seven years for controlled-environment agriculture like greenhouses and vertical farms, plus a push to strengthen grocery competition. Food policy critique: A separate analysis says Ottawa’s strategy has promise but still lacks a clear productivity-and-affordability vision to make Canada more competitive. Compostable plastics in farming: CTK Bio Canada rolled out an “Earth Edition” home-compostable paper mulch film, pitching it as a way to reduce plastic waste and post-harvest cleanup while keeping mulch benefits. Water infrastructure: In Ontario, the Region of Waterloo is moving to revive seven inactive Kitchener wells to add water capacity for the Mannheim Service Area, pending council approval and an updated environmental assessment. Animal health at the border: Canada temporarily restricted certain livestock imports from Texas after a second case of the New World screwworm was confirmed in South Texas, as officials work to contain the parasite.
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