Advancing Women in Ag Conference

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Time: November 17, 2024 to November 19, 2024
Location: Sheraton Fallsview
City/Town: Niagara Falls, ON
Website or Map: https://www.advancingwomencon…
Phone: 403-686-8407
Event Type: ag, conference
Organized By: Iris Meck Communications Inc.
Latest Activity: Aug 16, 2024

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Book your registration for the upcoming Advancing Women Conference

November 17-19, 2024 - Sheraton Fallsview Niagara Falls, ON

Learn new skills and tools, hear new ideas and network with women from across the country and beyond at AWC EAST 2024 being held November 17, 18, 19, 2024 at the Sheraton Fallsview - right across from the beautiful Niagara Falls!

Hone your soft skills in leadership and career building. Get empowered.
Network and build connections with women from across the country and sector.
Share ideas, and different perspectives.
Speak with like-minded individuals.
Practice skills in multiple workshops.

Meet some of our great speakers who will inspire you!

Come for the weekend and take in the beauty of the majestic Niagara Falls.

Book your hotel accommodations!

Book your room at the beautiful Sheraton Fallsview Niagara Falls and take advantage of the discounted rates before and after the conference! Book your group rate for Advancing Women in Agriculture.

Call Iris Meck at 403-686-8407 or email iris@irismeck.com

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Depopulation could destabilize food systems

It’s difficult to argue that climate change isn’t the most pressing threat to our agri-food sector. Farmers, processors, distributors, retailers and transporters have all been forced to adapt in real time to extreme weather events, shifting growing seasons and volatile conditions. From droughts to floods to wildfires, climate change has tested the resilience of every link in the food supply chain. Yet, for all the challenges the sector has faced – and will continue to face – due to climate pressures, it has managed to cope reasonably well. Investments in technology, new crop varieties, smarter logistics and infrastructure upgrades have helped absorb many of the shocks. But there is another looming threat – quieter, slower, and far more difficult to reverse – that few in the industry appear prepared for: depopulation. At its core, the food industry is built on one assumption: that there will always be more mouths to feed. Growth in population has long been a proxy for market growth.

Labour shortages create dragnet for agri-food

Canadian agriculture and agri-food consistently punch above their weight. Agriculture and agri-food contribute $111 billion per year – more than $30 million per day – to the Canadian economy, or over six per cent of our GDP. However, there are still more than 16,000 job vacancies on Canadian farms, and this labour crisis is resulting in avoidable financial strain. With that considered, you would think that smoothing out the regulatory red tape – especially on access to labour for farmers – should be highest priority for federal and provincial governments when the shortage is both critical and chronic, proven with many years of data and evidence. When COVID-19 challenged supply chains, action was taken to secure our food supply, but this level of urgency and priority for the sector appears to have come to an end. Producers and workers need new solutions Agriculture is theoretically prioritized in the immigration regulations, but it continues to be squeezed by on all sides. Agriculture

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