Canada’s AgGrowth Coalition and our members thank Federal Provincial Territorial (FPT) Agriculture Ministers for their continued commitment to improving national Business Risk Management (BRM) programs - in partnership with the agriculture sector.
At their annual meeting, FPT Ministers met to discuss a number of issues including the results of BRM review over the past year. Ministers heard from an external panel of experts that made a number of recommendations and directed officials to move forward with a plan of action.
“The Canadian agri-food sector has great potential – it is a strategic national asset,” said Mark Brock, Chair, AgGrowth Coalition. “BRM programs are critical tools for farmers operating in a globaly competitive environment. FPT Ministers’ continued commitment to improving those tools is a big deal. For that we say thank you”.
The AgGrowth Coalition was established by farmers to advocate for a comprehensive reform of risk management programming. The agriculture sector has been and will continue to work in partnership with governments across the country to establish the right policies and programs to better reflect modern farming needs in Canada.
“The work on the BRM review over the past year was successful because of the industry and government partnership” said Jeff Nielsen, Vice Chair, AgGrowth Coalition. “We encourage officials to get down to business without delay and look forward to working with FPT officials on the plan of action to move forward”.
AGgrowth Coalition – www.aggrowthcoalition.ca
The AGgrowth Coalition is comprised of the Canadian Federation of Agriculture, Canadian Canola Growers Association, Grain Growers of Canada, Grain Farmers of Ontario, the National Sheep Network, and the Canadian Horticultural Council. The coalition is working towards comprehensive reform of business risk management programming for Canadian farmers.
The National Sheep Network consists of the Alberta Lamb Producers, Ontario Sheep Farmers and Les Éleveurs d'ovins du Québec