Seeding innovation in Canada’s agri-food sector

Skills for food systems innovation must be democratized through non-formal pathways, with emphasis on youth, recent immigrants, and Indigenous nations.

Every day, the agri-food value chain impacts us all. As an employment sector, it creates one in nine jobs in Canada, and generates $150-billion or seven per cent of our GDP, writes Amy Proulx. Image courtesy of Pixabay

Opinion

BY AMY PROULX

October 21, 2024

Every day, the agri-food value chain impacts us all. As an employment sector, it creates one in nine jobs in this country, and generates $150-billion or seven per cent of our GDP. Despite its importance to our economy and food security, our food sector faces tremendous chall...

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