COVID crisis or change point: how agriculture can lead out of pandemic recession

In the aftermath of the worldwide COVID-19 crisis, we see a change point from which Canada’s agricultural producers could lead an economic recovery.

Canadian wheat and canola saw a record year in 2020 in productivity and world prices. Fully one-third of Canadian farms focus on canola or wheat production while about 18 per cent concentrate on beef production.Image courtesy of Pixabay

Opinion

BY LIANNE ROOD

March 15, 2021

Canada’s Conservatives understand the many challenges that the agricultural sector has faced during the COVID-19 pandemic. Despite these challenges, Canadian farmers have remained resilient and continue to put world-class food on our tables to feed our families. John F. Kennedy famously pointed t...

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