Canada’s supply management system: A hot topic

29-12-2020 | |
The report recommends initiating a 20-year plan to reduce general tariffs, incentivise innovation, develop an exporting plan and create a Canadian brand. Photo: Shutterstock
The report recommends initiating a 20-year plan to reduce general tariffs, incentivise innovation, develop an exporting plan and create a Canadian brand. Photo: Shutterstock
Canada’s supply management system has been a talking point for as long as it has existed. Understandably, trade partners want it dismantled, but you would be hard-pressed to find a Canadian dairy farmer who will speak against the system. But is the Canadian dairy industry competitive and sustainable? The recent report Supply Management 2.0 suggests it is not and proposes a 4-step plan to improve the industry. Co-authored by Sylvain Charlebois and Jean-Luc Lemieux from the Agri-Food Analytics


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Melanie Epp Freelance agricultural journalist from Ontario, Canada

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