Markets: Market Disruptions

Posted Date: March 10, 2023

China is home to nearly 1.5 billion people and is the world’s second largest economy, valued at USD$17.74 trillion in 2021. Canada’s agri-food exports to China represented almost CAD$9.4 billion in 2020, an increase of 43.3% from 2019. While China’s continued growth has been beneficial for exporters and significantly alleviated its domestic poverty rates metrics, the pace of its growth has also left some behind. Moreover, while its historical growth rate has been quite high, its potential growth may slow, with trade implications for exporters like Canada. These implications may be compounded by an increasingly inward-facing approach to development, as well as several key structural factors, including access to food, energy, and healthcare; an ageing population; and food security concerns. Due to the nature of today’s global supply chain, any instability in China has potential risks for its trade partners.

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Management: Technology and Innovation

Posted Date: February 2, 2023

The urgent need for a reduction of greenhouse gas emissions has increased the pressure across the globe on businesses in every sector and governments at every level to make changes to how they operate toward reducing or eliminating environmental impacts. Agriculture is among those sectors most affected by this momentum of change, not only because of its significant impacts on people, economies, and on the natural environment, but because it is an immediately available “technology” that can significantly influence global carbon levels for the better.

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