It is always seen that agriculture activities are usually ignored at the COP26 summit. Even it is being commented by Guardian that they are not noticed in Glasgow.
The three leaders of Canadian agri-food groups told CBC’s The House in a panel discussion airing this weekend that Canadian farmers are longing to work with the Canadian government to find ways to cut emissions from the Canadian diet.
Brent Preston an Ontario vegetable farmer and director of a national organization called Farmers for Climate Solutions commented that there are many farmers who have worked for removing carbon from their soil and have experimented with various techniques. They are finding ways to increase soil erosion taking away carbon dioxide out of the air and gathering it in our agricultural soils.
However, farmers have experienced no support from any of the sources who could take their aim to really have a significant impact on the emissions of their sector and could show their ability in bringing revolutionary changes in the climate of Canada.
The number of people employed in the agricultural and food processing industries is more than two million people in Canada. Who generate nearly $140 billion dollars in revenue each year. This is more than seven percent of the Canadian economy.
But it cannot be ignored that though farming and food have a greater role to play in the Canadian economy, however, other sectors also have contributed to increasing carbon dioxide emissions. In 2019 nearly 73 megatonnes were emitted into the air.
While seeing the devastating impact, the country’s agriculture ministers at their meeting in Guleph, Ontario this week addressed climate change as one of the goals of a new five-year plan for the industry.
Read More: Farmers say they’re ready to cut the carbon in Canada’s diet — but they need government help | CBC Radio
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