Is investing in regenerative agriculture the key to Canada's sustainable future?
- Media Manager
- Feb 9, 2024
- 1 min read
IVEY - Impact
Published: February 9th, 2024
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Researchers at the Ivey Centre for Building Sustainable Value produce a comprehensive regenerative agriculture report with crucial recommendations for Canada’s financial sector.
Droughts, floods, forest fires, heatwaves. Once rare occurrences are now intensifying global matters. As environmental concerns grow, governments and policymakers are pressed to consider innovative tactics to combat climate issues and work toward a more sustainable Canada.
Enter: The Canadian farmer.
Contributing more than $143.8 billion annually to the country’s GDP, spanning roughly 200,000 farms, and creating almost 2.1 million jobs, there is no denying agriculture and farmers play a vital role in the Canadian economic makeup. But it comes at a price.
Canada's agriculture sector currently contributes approximately 10 per cent of the nation's greenhouse gas emissions, with an even larger footprint if fertilizer production is considered. Faced with this statistic, governments are turning to farmers for solutions, and the path forward may find inspiration from the past.
