. Agri-news. Agriculture. September 2, 2002 Ag Summit Action Teams present 133 recommendations Reports from 12 industry-led Ag Summit Action Teams, detailing 133 wide-ranging recommendations, were presented to the federal and provincial governments and to the agriculture industry The August 14, 2002 presentation marked a milestone in the two-year public consultation process that began in 2000. Action Team contributions in the .Ag Summit process are now complete. "The volunteers who prepared these recommendations recognized that the business of agriculture is complex and its impact reaches
. Agri-news. Agriculture. September 2, 2002 Ag Summit Action Teams present 133 recommendations Reports from 12 industry-led Ag Summit Action Teams, detailing 133 wide-ranging recommendations, were presented to the federal and provincial governments and to the agriculture industry The August 14, 2002 presentation marked a milestone in the two-year public consultation process that began in 2000. Action Team contributions in the .Ag Summit process are now complete. "The volunteers who prepared these recommendations recognized that the business of agriculture is complex and its impact reaches more than rural ; says Shirley McClellan, Deputy Premier and Minister of Agriculture, Food and Rural Development "Their recommendations need and will receive consideration by industry and by ; Agrivantage, the group of industry and government representatives overseeing this final phase of Ag Summit, is also preparing its own report, to be completed by year-end Les Brost. Chair of Agrivantage. says that the report will build on the work of Action Teams by including an examination of over- arching issues affecting the industry such as human capital and policy development. "Our aim is communication and ; adds Brost "Vie re looking for integrated solutions that support the continued growth of a profitable, environmentally sustainable agriculture and food industry In ; Topics addressed 1(1 the Action Teams reports include: environmental stewardship, land use planning, global competitiveness, food safety, agriculture's image, equity financing, taxation, crop and livestock diversification, agriculture's long-term profitability and sustainability, rural infrastructure, entrepreneurial centres of excellence, and choice in marketing products. Action Team reports can be downloaded from the Agrivantage web site at . Printed copies of the 430-page document containing all the reports can be obtained by contacting t
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