Survey finds farmers doubt governments can help

Jul 25, 2024

A survey of 500 farmers and agriculture businesses and professionals has found that farmers have little confidence that governments can solve some of their greatest concerns such as policy, extreme weather and trade.

Less than 15 per cent, “have confidence in government to solve any of the three, while fewer than 22 per cent say they have confidence in private sector solutions. Thus, the uphill battle will evidently persist for years to come.”

The survey and report were done by the Canadian Agri-Food Policy Institute and the University of Saskatchewan’s Global Institute for Food Security.

Tyler McCann, managing director for the Canadian Agri-Food Policy Institute, said the list of chief concerns is not surprising, the feeling that nobody can do much about them is concerning, especially about domestic policies.

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