![]() Some of the practices used to reduce emissions and sequester carbon in agriculture can also improve production output on existing farmland, the report found, such as precision agriculture and no-till practices. But that’s not a viable option for Canada, which doesn’t have a lot of land that can be sustainably converted into farmland - and even if it could, doing so could have a variety of adverse environmental effects, he said. One of the ways the world has responded to demand for increased agricultural production over time is to create more agricultural land, in some cases by cutting down forests, said McCann. But we also need to make sure agriculture is adapting to climate change’s impacts,” he said. “We need to clearly mitigate … agriculture’s impact on climate change. ![]() The wildfires clouding Canadian skies this week are a “vivid reminder” of the pressure that extreme weather and the changing climate are putting on the agricultural sector, said McCann. ![]() “With population growth on one side and climate change on the other, Canada will be amongst an increasingly smaller number of countries that is a net exporter,” said McCann, noting that Canada’s own population is growing, and farmland also needs to be protected against urban sprawl. In the coming years, Canada will face increased demand from countries whose populations are growing, the report said. In 2020, Canada was the eighth largest country in terms of cropland area, the report said, with that cropland decreasing by seven per cent over the previous two decades.Ĭanada is a major producer and net exporter of agriculture and agri-food products, the report said, exporting $91 billion in products in 2022, and one of the top 10 exporters of wheat, canola, pulses, pork and beef. “We need to be really thoughtful about how we are using our agricultural land.” The report by the institute released Thursday looks at the pressures on Canada’s agricultural land to produce more food while also mitigating and adapting to the effects of climate change, said McCann.ĭespite Canada being a big country, it doesn’t have as much agricultural land as people might think, said McCann, with the report noting that agricultural land makes up only around seven per cent of the country.īecause of that, we can’t take what we do have for granted, he said. “We need to grow more food on less land and in a volatile climate,” said Tyler McCann, managing director of the Canadian Agri-Food Policy Institute. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jeff McIntoshĬanada’s agricultural land is under increasing pressure to produce more food as demand grows domestically and internationally, while the industry grapples with limited resources and environmental constraints, a new report found. Canada’s agricultural land is under increasing pressure as demand for food grows domestically and internationally while the industry grapples with limited resources and environmental constraints, a new report found. This report by The Canadian Press was first published May 30, 2023.Ī field of wheat is pictured near Cremona, Alta., Tuesday, Sept. If passed, the bill would create a new agency to oversee the permitting process and require environmental reviews take no longer than two years. That controversy is still far from resolved, however: Congress is divided over the legislation, which aims to stave off a U.S. permitting reforms are part of the new Fiscal Responsibility Act, the result of efforts to end the political standoff over the debt ceiling. is poised to eliminate duplication and require shorter timelines for environmental assessments. Industry experts say it’s more urgent than ever, now that the U.S. Jonathan Wilkinson says the government is focused on delivering a new permitting process before the end of the year. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean KilpatrickĬanada’s natural resources minister says he won’t be “cutting corners” when it comes to the environmental assessment process for energy projects. Wilkinson says Canada won’t be “cutting corners” as it overhauls the permitting process for energy projects. Minister of Natural Resources Jonathan Wilkinson arrives to a cabinet meeting on Parliament Hill in Ottawa on Tuesday, May 30, 2023.
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