Collaborative regional alliances for farmer training

Collaborative regional alliances for farmer training

Agriculture is one of the most important sectors of the Canadian economy which largely influenced the GDP of the country. Till 19th century the agricultural outcome was considered to be the backbone of Canadian GDP but the share of it was decreased in the 20th century. But it did not change the game significantly and therefore it is regarded as one of the main productions of Canada. Canadian farmers are highly trained as there are many organizations which are working to make sure that the best agricultural products are grown. The best part of such organizations is that it allows the participants i.e. the farmers to put forward the questions which are of vital importance. The Central Banks and the stock exchanges in the most parts of the world support the agricultural sector as in Canada. The scope of agriculture is very vast in Canada and it consists of grains, livestock, dairy farming, horticulture, viticulture, poultry, and aquaculture.

Farming in organic way in Canada – how does it happen?

Organic Farms in Canada – How Does It Happen

Organic farming has become a huge part of the Canadian economy since the emergence of the organic farming movement in the 1950s. After this, there have been significant developments regarding the same.

According to Statistics Canada, Canada has almost 3,713 certified organic operations in 2011 with an increase of 66% in the national number of organic farms between 2001 and 2011. In 2012, the organic market of Canada was worth almost #3.7 billion with 1.7% of the total food sales was organic foods in 2013.