Canada is working with our international partners towards a world where all life can thrive.
The Government of Canada is committed to supporting the implementation of the Global Goals contained within the United Nations 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, including the importance of investing in sustainable rural development and agriculture.
The Honourable Lawrence MacAulay, Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food, joined His Holiness Pope Francis and the G7 Agriculture Ministers at the thirty-seventh World Food Day. He spoke to the theme of World Food Day – “Changing the future of migration” – where he highlighted the importance of supporting farmers to improve livelihoods in rural areas and communities impacted by migration.
The Minister underscored the role Canada is playing in support of farmers around the world, and the challenges migrants face in the agriculture sector. He stressed the importance of creating opportunities for agricultural development in areas affected by migration. This includes helping farmers develop, innovate and increase their yields, supporting fair and open trade, and empowering women and girls who contribute to the agricultural sector in areas impacted by migration such as Africa and Asia.
Today caps off a successful agricultural trade mission to Europe, during which the Minister promoted Canadian food to Europeans and the world at the world’s largest food and beverage trade show, ANUGA. Minister MacAulay then travelled to Belgium and Italy, where he met with senior European Union (EU) officials to help ensure Canadian exporters get the most out of the Canada-European Union Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA) which entered into force provisionally on September 21, 2017. At the G7 Agriculture Ministers’ meeting, he underscored the importance of Canada’s role in addressing the global migration crisis.
Source: AAFC