Canadian Agri-food & Rural Advisory, Extension, and Education (CAREE) Conference

Event Details

Time: October 29, 2025 at 8:30pm to October 31, 2025 at 5:30pm
Location: 124 Reynolds Walk
City/Town: Guelph, ON N1G 3B9
Website or Map: https://caree.ca/registration/
Phone: 519-824-4120 ext. 52251
Event Type: conference
Organized By: University of Guelph
Latest Activity: Sep 22, 2025

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Event Description

1st International Conference on Canadian Agri-food & Rural Advisory, Extension, and Education (CAREE)

The conference focuses on the following topics to explore concepts, frameworks, methods, tools, experiences, and empirical evidence related to the transformative processes of the agri-food system and rural development.

Topics:
1: Policy, Approaches, Trends, and Evidence-based Action
2: Digitalization and Responsible Use of AI in Advisory Services and Education
3: Indigenous and Northern Development, Social Inclusion, and Well-being of Agricultural and Rural Communities
4: Extension, Education, and Institutional Capacity for Driving Agri-food Systems Transformation
5: Extension and Advisory to Facilitate Entrepreneurship, Bio-economy, Food Safety, Agro-ecology, Animal Welfare, and Resilience to Climate Change
6: Extension, Media, Rural and Risk Communication Services

conference will help us get some insights into the overarching questions: What does agri-food & rural advisory and extension look like across Canada? Is it worthwhile to work on this topic, especially considering our global and regional reputation? What is the rigour and value of this discipline for those supporting agri-food systems and rural development?

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