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Social License Applies to Producers and Consumers
By: Ralph C. Martin, Ph.D., P.Ag. The Canadian Federation of Agriculture posits that “social license, within an agricultural producers’ context, can be defined as theongoing level of acceptance, approval and trust of consumers regarding how food is produced.” Long...
How does agriculture improve public attitude towards GMOs?
By: Rosalie Tennison Every Canadian engages in conversation over food, but how many of the conversations are actually about food? As fewer people work in the agricultural industry or live in or near farming communities, many consumers have no connection to where their...
CHC presents to the House of Commons Standing Committee on Agriculture and Agri-Food on PACA
On May 9, 2016, CHC Executive Vice-President Anne Fowlie, joined Ron Lemaire, President of the Canadian Produce Marketing Association and George Gilvesy, President and CEO of Ontario Greenhouse Vegetable Growers in presenting to the House of Commons Standing Committee...