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![The Agri-Food Policy Framework - Science and Innovation](/web/20061210094833im_/http://www.agr.gc.ca/webassets/img/apf/scititle_e.gif)
A FEDERAL-PROVINCIAL-TERRITORIAL INITIATIVE
Science and Innovation
Putting Canada First - An Architecture for Agricultural Policy in the 21st Century
Overview
- What the Agricultural Policy Framework is about
- What governments are working towards
- What the next steps will be
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Agriculture Ministers agree on priority elements of the policy framework...
- Food Safety and Food Quality
- Environment
- Science and Innovation
- Renewal
- Business Risk Management
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...to ensure sustained sector growth and profitability
- Food Safety and Food Quality
- Environment
- Science and Innovation
- Renewal
- Business Risk Management
Gaining recognition of Canada at home and abroad as the best in the world
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Getting maximum results from the new framework
- Securing recognition for Canada's achievements
- safety and environmental sustainability of production
- capacity to deliver on specific quality attributes
- continuous innovation
- Ensuring industry can get its products into foreign markets
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A comprehensive branding campaign will be developed
- Aimed at key, fast-growing markets
- With consistent branding messages
- That advance trade interests of sector
- And demonstrate international leadership on technical trade issues
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In support of the APF, the federal government has announced the following funding
New federal funding - 5.2 Billion
Funding for the APF - 3.4 Billion
Special transition funding:
2002-03 - 600 Million
2003-04 - 600 Million
Accelerating the benefits of the APF - 589 Million
- Drought measures
- Environmental action
- Tools to improve global market access for Canadian products
- Innovation
- Rural development and cooperatives
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Agriculture is based on innovation
- Science and innovation focused on meeting needs and priorities of Canadians
- Advances in science are providing new opportunities
- Science can enhance each step along the value chain
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Science and innovation are key to agriculture's future
- Effectively applying science and innovation across the APF elements will help Canada achieve...
- World leadership in environmentally responsible agricultural production
- World leadership in food safety and food quality
- Global consumer confidence
- Increased profitability and growth through new economic opportunities and enhanced investor confidence
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Advances in science offer the potential for growth
- Create new products and processes
- Move to renewable from non-renewable resources
- Address environmental challenges
- Protect and advance human health
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Governments and industry working together will achieve the following goals
- Realigning public science resources
- realigning and increasing science investments sourced from outside the agriculture sector
- Realignment of AAFC research resources already undertaken in support APF priorities:
- Food safety and quality
- Health of the environment
- Sustainable production systems
- Bioproducts and bioprocesses
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Governments and industry working together will achieve the following goals
- Coordinating science efforts
- creating value chains among all players to take the results of knowledge from the lab through to the marketplace
- expanding and strengthening links with the scientific community
- improving technology transfer, coordination and communication
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Governments and industry working together will achieve the following goals
- Creating a climate for innovation
- accelerating adoption of innovation, but maintain sound science
- ensuring science human resources needs are met
- fostering a supportive climate for investment
- better using intellectual property to enhance growth
Progress measured through changes in investment levels, the degree of coordination along the value chain, and extent of innovation in the sector
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Progress to date and next steps
- A majority of provinces have signed on to the APF
- Negotiations on programming and implementation details ongoing
- The APF is slated for implementation April 1, 2003
- Programs will be implemented as they are finalized through to 2008
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