Posts Tagged ‘business risk management’
FPT Agriculture Ministers committed to improving national BRM programs
Federal, Provincial and Territorial (FPT) Agriculture Ministers recently met in Vancouver, B.C., on July 18-20 to discuss a number of agricultural issues, including the results of the Business Risk Management (BRM) review that took place over the past year. The ministers heard from an external panel of experts who made a number of recommendations and…
Read MoreCHC emphasizes need for greater analysis at AAFC’s BRM stakeholder session
On April 11, Rebecca Lee, CHC Executive Director, and Mark Wales, CHC Business Risk Management Chair, attended an in-person stakeholder engagement session, hosted by Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC), in regards to the effectiveness of existing Business Risk Management programs. About 60 delegates were in attendance, including about 30 from government, about 25 from industry,…
Read MoreCHC Executive Director among panel of experts to review BRM programs
In July 2017, federal, provincial and territorial (FPT) ministers of agriculture agreed to undertake a review of business risk management (BRM) programs to assess program effectiveness and their impact on growth and innovation. CHC Executive Director, Rebecca Lee, has joined the external Expert Panel of producers, academics and experts that has been established to provide…
Read MoreMapping Agriculture from Space
How AAFC’s new generation of satellite-based agri-environment indicators will help drive change in Canada’s agricultural sector. By Mark Halsall These days, timely, reliable and spatially specific information is critical for developing and supporting agricultural policies and programs in a wide range of areas. These areas include: business risk management; early warning systems for floods, drought…
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