Canada s Agri-Food Destination The Compelling Need for Food Systems

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1 Canada s Agri-Food Destination The Compelling Need for Food Systems McGill Global Conference on Food Security October 5, 2011

2 A new strategy Value chains Food systems Non-food players Consumer needs / societal expectations 2

3 Cost of healthcare Climate change Agri-food sector viability Status quo is unacceptable Major challenges Converging issues Policy silos Fragmented supply chains Uncoordinated goals Position to respond Diet-related chronic diseases Food production & environment Animal & human health What must be done? 3

4 Systems approaches (examples) World Economic Forum The power of agriculture Reduce rural poverty 20% Reduce emissions 20% Increase production 20% New Vision for Agriculture 4

5 Public Health Agency of Canada One Health 5

6 Metro Vancouver Regional Food System Strategy Five goals: Food production Farm viability Healthy foods Affordable food Ecological health 6

7 Canola Council of Canada Growing Great

8 Innovation Centre for U.S. Dairy Sustainability commitment Reduce emissions per gallon of milk by 25% by 2020 Sustainability Commitment Progress Report 8

9 New approach Destination not vision Targets Food systems 9

10 A new strategy Highly-collaborative value chains Food systems Collaborate with non-food players Common objectives to meet consumer needs / societal expectations 10

11 Requires a shift from Input suppliers Producers Processors Distributors Wholesalers Retailers 11

12 Restaurants; food services By-products; bio-applications To a new perspective Ecological systems: water, soil, carbon Retailers (grocery) Academics, scientists, researchers Wholesalers Entrepreneurs; financial services Distributors Adjacent sectors: e.g. health, environment Processors Governments (3 levels) Producers Transportation; ports Input suppliers Packaging, equipment, info technology

13 By-products; bio-applications Food systems Restaurants; food services Ecological systems: water, soil, carbon Retailers (grocery) Academics, scientists, researchers Wholesalers Healthy population Reliable supply Entrepreneurs; financial services Distributors Responsiblyproduced food Adjacent sectors: e.g. health, environment Processors Governments (3 levels) Transportation; ports Producers Input suppliers Packaging, equipment, info technology

14 Enabling food systems highlights - Collaboration to advance consumer health. - Innovate with a line-of-sight to the consumer/market. - Manage risk across food systems. - Manage natural capital across systems. - Integrate regulations & policies. 14

15 Healthy population Reliable supply Responsiblyproduced food Food systems thinking and approaches the strategic priority. 15

16 Appendix: Enabling food systems Collaboration Innovation Food System Risk Management Sustainability Leadership Enabling Regulatory Change Centre for Good Food Citizenship Food system Smart Innovation Centres Reduce / mitigate risk across food systems One minimum sustainability standard Cabinet Committee on Food Promote collaboration / best practices sharing Catalyze good food plans, research Better food labels Pre-competitive cooperation Mitigate innovation risk Embed regulatory expertise Shift from income support focus Six pan-sector risk categories Render Agri-Stability unnecessary Create sustainability farm plans National ecological goods & services program tailored locally Modernize processes and ten-year cap on regulations Joint Meeting of ministers: agri-food, health, environment Targets to reduce unhealthy ingredients Coordinate with public R&D Traceability for every food Coordinate public/private S&T research Link Growing Forward and Canada Health Accord Promote good food choices, habits Accelerate commercialization Annual Ministerial risk scorecard Climate change agri-foodstrategy by food system Annual progress scorecard on priorities 16