Land Acknowledgement
Our Land Acknowledgement Statement
The Fruit and Vegetable Growers of Canada (FVGC) acknowledges that we work on the traditional territory of the Algonquin Anishinaabe Nation. We are grateful for the longstanding presence of the Anishinaabe people on these lands, and we recognize their cultural, historical, and ongoing connections to this territory. We also acknowledge the diverse Indigenous Peoples and Nations who have stewarded the lands where Canadian fruits and vegetables flourish. Their stewardship and care have sustained the lands, waters, and resources for countless generations.
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Establishment of a Grocer Code of Conduct in Canada
July 20, 2021 - Following last week's Federal-Provincial-Territorial (FPT) meeting of Canada's Ministers of Agriculture, the Canadian Horticultural Council (CHC) expresses its support for the establishment of a Grocer Code of Conduct in Canada, which aims to bring...
CHC believes all growers across Canada should have the same increased AgriStability compensation rate
CHC applauds the step Ontario has made towards increasing the compensation rate for AgriStability, following the proposal from the federal government to remove the Reference Margin Limit (RML) and increase the compensation rate from 70% to 80%. While the agreement...
Call-to-action to make a new sustainability index a reality for Canada’s agri-food sector
Ottawa: June 9, 2021: Momentum is building to establish Canada's first agri-food sustainability index. A private-public coalition of thirty-four diverse partners has released the Business Case for Establishing the National Index on Agri-Food Performance to affirm...
Le Conseil canadien de la pomme de terre lance le site web de transfert des connaissances de la Grappe de recherche sur la pomme de terre
Le Groupe de travail sur la recherche du Conseil canadien de la pomme de terre (CCPT) a récemment annoncé le lancement d'un nouveau site Web bilingue pour informer les producteurs de pommes de terre canadiens sur les recherches en cours au sein de...
Déclaration à la suite de la rencontre des ministres de l’Agriculture fédérale-provinciaux-territoriaux
COMMUNIQUÉ DE PRESSE Le 30 novembre 2020 (Ottawa, ON), -- Au nom des producteurs de fruits et de légumes du Canada, le Conseil canadien de l’horticulture a publié la déclaration suivante au sujet de la rencontre des ministres de l’Agriculture...
Moisson d’automne virtuelle organisée par l’ACDFL et le CCH : un succès sur toute la ligne
COMMUNIQUÉ DE PRESSE Le 9 novembre 2020 (Ottawa, Ont.) – L’Association canadienne de la distribution de fruits et légumes (ACDFL) et le Conseil canadien de l’horticulture (CCH) ont tenu, du 2 au 5 novembre, des rencontres virtuelles avec des représentants industriels...