How free trade agreements can boost the presence of Canadian agri-food products in the global market

Sylvanus Kawku Afesorgbor and Brendan McDougall present a novel way to look at the benefits of free trade deals to the Canadian agri-food sector by separating products into 'extensive' and 'intensive' margins.

Then-foreign affairs minister Chrystia Freeland speaks with reporters in Montreal on Jan, 29, 2018 after round six of talks to renegotiate the North American Free Trade Agreement. The new NAFTA, which received royal assent on March 13, 2020, has boosted trade in new product categories more so than other FTAs. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Opinion

BY BRENDAN MCDOUGALL AND SYLVANUS KWAKU AFESORGBOR

March 23, 2020

Canadian agriculture is increasingly dependent on foreign markets to drive demand growth. Agriculture continues to be a highly protected sector in international trade. Free Trade Agreements (FTAs) aim to reduce these barriers through bilateral and multilateral negotiations giving Canad...

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