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Achieving What’s Possible for the Agri-food Sector: Through the Lens of Strategically Managing “Natural Capital”
January 24, 2017 at 5:00 PM to 6:00 PM
| Location: | Online. |
| Audience: | Anyone |
| Key Contact: | Orthist Adu Gyamfi |
| Contact Email: | AduGyamfiO@brandonu.ca |
| Contact Phone: | 204-441-0915 |
Brandon University is offering a webinar on the Agri-food sector on January 24, starting at 5pm EST.
This webinar will look at the concept of trust in relation to agricultural production and rural development. “Trust”, when broadly-considered, is a lens to clarify important choices facing Canada’s agri-food sector going forward. Worldwide, trust is the defining issue facing everyone involved in food production and supply. This goes well beyond food safety as countries grapple with climate change, reliably producing more without depleting water and soil quality and responding to varied consumer concerns, including nutritional quality, ethics and sustainability. Given the increasing importance of the agri-food sector to the Canadian economy, the country is well-positioned to respond to these challenges and unleash its full potential if we look through the lens of strategically managing “natural capital” with much emphasis on rural agricultural production and rural development.
PRESENTER
Mr. David McInnes is the President and Chief Operating Officer of the Canadian Agri-Food Policy Institute. Prior to that, he served as Vice President of International Relations of Mds Nordion, Inc. He was Director, Government Relations for the Canadian Bankers Association in Ottawa and held positions in the CBA’s Public Affairs Division in Toronto. He serves as a 2nd Vice Chair of the Greater Ottawa Chamber of Commerce, an Associate with the University of Ottawa’s Centre on Governance, and is a Board member of the Ottawa Life Sciences Council. He serves as an Advisory Committee Member of Ottawa Centre for Research and Innovation. He published “Taking It to the Hill – the Complete Guide to Appearing Before (and Surviving) Parliamentary Committees” (University of Ottawa Press, 1999).