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By Alice McFarlane

Agriculture Roundup

Agriculture Roundup for Monday, January 16, 2023

Jan 16, 2023 | 3:15 PM

MELFORT, Sask. – Canada is developing its first-ever Grocery Code of Conduct.

Federal Agriculture and Agri-Food Minister Marie-Claude Bibeau said the agri-food industry has been making substantial progress and encourages all agri-food organizations to participate in the upcoming consultations.

She said the code will enhancing transparency, predictability and fair dealings and make Canada’s food supply chain more resilient but it isn’t perfect.

“We do recognize that a Grocery Code of Conduct will not address all pressures facing the food supply chain. Issues at stake are very complex and need to consider a variety of conditions and perspectives,” she said.

Bibeau said she remains supportive of the current process and encourages voluntary adoption of the Code of Conduct, so it can be implemented quickly and help improve Canada’s food supply chain.

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A man well known in the Canadian Beef sector will continue to serve on the Global Roundtable for Sustainable Beef (GRSB).

Bob Lowe has been voted in for another term as vice president. Lowe is known as an outspoken advocate for sharing information about raising cattle, feedlots, and best management practices, and promotes the understanding of the stewardship and conservation that is inherent in sustainable beef production.

The committee is comprised of beef producers, beef supply chain stakeholders and beef industry groups from across the world.

There is representation from Brazil, Canada, Australia, Netherlands, and the United States. The leaders will collaborate on the organization’s work toward reducing the global warming impact of beef by 30 per cent by 2030.

The seven-member GRSB Executive Committee includes ranchers and industry leaders from McDonald’s, Tyson Foods, and Zoetis.

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The six finalists of the Novel Technologies Streams for the Food Waste Reduction Challenge have been announced.

The challenge was launched as part of the first-ever Food Policy for Canada, which serves as a roadmap for healthier, more innovative, and sustainable food systems.

The finalists include ALT TEX Inc. of Kitchener, Aruna Revolution Health Inc. from Trois-Rivières, Chinova Bioworks Inc. of Fredericton, Clean Works of St. Catharines, Carbon Lock Tech from Winnipeg, and Genecis Bioindustries Inc. of Scarborough.

In January 2022, 18 semi-finalists received $100,000 to build a prototype of their technology. After presenting the most promising ideas to an External Review Committee, the six finalists will now receive up to $450,000 each to test their technology in an operational environment with at least one partner.

They are competing to win one of two grand prizes of up to $1 million.

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