Consumers Confident in Farmers’ Ability to Overcome Challenges: Survey

A new survey shows consumers remain confident in the ability of Canadian farmers to overcome increasing challenges, including extreme weather events, global conflicts, the COVID-19 pandemic, and supply chain disruptions. 

According to the 2022 Perceptions of Canadian Agriculture Survey, released Monday by Climate FieldView and conducted among members of the online Angus Reid Forum, 98% of Canadians surveyed said they recognize the country's farmers importance to domestic food security, and four-in-five reported they are confident in farmers’ ability to continue meeting domestic food demand. 

For those who lacked confidence, the most common responses noted concerns around extreme weather events and climate change as major factors (37%), and limitations on resources such as fewer farmers and land for farming (38%).