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Webinar — A Bonfire Chat with Rickey Yada

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Webinar — A Bonfire Chat with Rickey Yada CIFST Topic: Impact of COVID-19 on the Agri-Food System COVID-19 has exposed weaknesses in the agri-food system, which can survive by facing its challenges head-on. Some of these challenges include surpluses of commodities (e.g., milk, potatoes), lack of processing capacity, zoonosis, food safety, worker shortages, and local food security. However, along with challenges, come opportunities, and COVID-19 may be the catalyst to invest in research and development in areas such as robotics, mechanization, high-intensity growing, and finding innovative technology to preserve food. COVID-19 presents Canada with the possibility of redefining agriculture. READ MORE

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