Steering Committee:
Josh Brandon
Resource Conservation Manitoba, MB
Barbara Amos, Sierra Club, NB
Graeme Bousada, Eco-Action Mount Allison University, NB
Aaron Felt
Food Education Action St. John's (FEASt), NL
Ngaio Hotte, The Pembina Institute, AB
Ruth Pryzner, Mixedwood Forest Society, MB
Maureen Reilly, Beyond Factory Farming, ON
Clara Whyte, Gaïa Vision, QC
Caucus Coordinator:
Jessie Sadler
Tel: (613) 728-9810 ext. 224
Fax: (613) 728-2963
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Agriculture Caucus
Mandate
 The Agriculture Caucus of the RCEN is a cross-Canada network of people involved in agriculture and the environment, who are committed to working towards an agricultural future which respects and nourishes both human communities and the natural world, and is truly sustainable environmentally, economically and socially.
Consultations
In Progress: view current consultations in which caucus members are participating.
Closed: view past consultations in which caucus members have participated.
* Please note that ENGO Reports related to consultations can be found on these consultations webpages.
Workplan
Annual Report
Other Projects and Activities
Agriculture Caucus Working Groups:
1. Sustainable Certification Framework for Agricultural Products Group
The purpose of this working group is to develop a comprehensive sustainable certification framework for agricultural products. This framework would combine organic with locally produced, with family farming, with ecological goods and services, with fair trade and other ethical criteria, in order to reward local family farms for responsible social and ecological practices and to provide the consumer with a socially and ecologically conscious food source.
The Caucus is proposing a certification process that would bring together these factors and combine them in a single logo which would allow the consumer in one glance to determine:
- is it organically produced;
- is it from a family farm;
- where was it produced (for processed foods, ingredient origins as well for main ingredients);
- what environmental goods and services (if any) are supplied by this farm;
- is there a fair trade relationship in place between vendors and producers of this product;
- are humane practices used for animals?
2. Agricultural Impacts to Water Working Group
The Agricultural Impacts to Water Working Group will be developing a research proposal and paper to clarify the impacts of agricultural practices on Canada’s water resources with the goal of educating the network, the public and decision-makers.
The Caucus proposes a flexible partnership among NGOs involved in water and agriculture issues in order to effectively collaborate on the shared goals of:
- synthesizing available information on the impact of industrial agriculture on water supply and water quality in Canada
- improving our organizations' and their constituencies' knowledge base regarding the impacts of agriculture on water in Canada
- enhancing citizens understanding of these impacts to promote changes in behaviour to improve water quality and quantity
- influencing decisions made by policy makers and regulators regarding environmental and agricultural laws and regulations in Canada as they pertain to agriculture's impact on water
Documents
Related Links
* Please note that the RCEN is not responsible for the content of external sites.
Archives
Consult the archived documents, projects and activities section of the Agriculture Caucus.
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