Insights and Stories on General

Aug. 17, 2011 at 7:30 am CDT

One of the keys to achieving food security in Africa is ensuring that its millions of smallholder farmers are able to produce enough food for their families plus a surplus to sell in local markets. To get a better idea of the challenge facing a typical African farm family, we’ve […]

By Jean Paul Ntezimana

Aug. 12, 2011 at 5:49 pm CDT

Canada has pledged funding to a raft of food security initiatives in Honduras on the same day as it announced a conclusion of talks toward a free trade deal. By itself a free trade deal is expected to secure a flow of Canadian agricultural goods toward the Central American republic, […]

Aug. 11, 2011 at 11:01 pm CDT

Talks now underway to “modernize” Canada’s 2002 free trade agreement with Costa Rica may lead to faster elimination of tariffs for agricultural goods, the federal government says. The two countries on Thursday announced the formal launch of talks to expand their trade agreement, as well as the signing of an […]

Aug. 11, 2011 at 2:24 pm CDT

Flood-damaged communities among those that host Viterra’s grain elevators or other operations in North America have more time to apply for a piece of a $100,000 support fund. Viterra in late June rolled out its $100,000 North American Flood Assistance Program with an application deadline of Monday (Aug. 15). On […]

Aug. 10, 2011 at 4:37 pm CDT

Exports of Canadian wheat, barley, lentils and meat expect to gain clout in a significant market from a free trade deal between Canada and Colombia coming into force Monday (Aug. 15). The free trade agreement, which the two countries signed in 2008 pending ratification by their respective governments, got royal […]