Farm and Food Care AGM Presentation - Sustainable Development in Ontario Soy
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Agricultural Sustainability
Farm and Food Care | Milton, Ontario | 15 April 2014
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1. Economically Viable
2. Environmentally Sound
3. Socially Beneficial
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Sustainability
“Meeting the needs of the present without compromising the ability of
future generations to meet their own needs.”
(Brundtland Report, 1987)
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- More on-farm data collection- More expensive- Government financial
support- 3rd party verification
- Governance through large corporations (Walmart)
- Built on trust (little 3rd party verification)
- Low cost- Low robustness/market
acceptance
- Pioneers of sustainability (RSPO, Bonsucro, RTRS)
- Widely accepted and approved
- Focus on multistakeholder approach
- “continuous improvement”
Geographic Trends
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•Multi-stakeholder-led
• Producers, Industry, Societal Groups
• Industry/Consumer-focused
• Science-based
Roundtable on Responsible Soy
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1. Legal Compliance/Good Business Practices
2. Responsible Labour Conditions
3. Responsible Community Relations
4. Environmental Responsibility
5. Good Agricultural Practices
Roundtable on Responsible Soy
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Expanding Sustainable Marketing Through RTRS Pilot
Objectives
-Retain markets that are transitioning to RTRS-certification
-Organize a system to minimize burden on growers
-Set stage to build consensus nationally on sustainable agriculture
-Pilot model that can expand to whole-farm
-Expand market potential through sustainable reputation
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Vision
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Producer Incentive
• Long-term Reputation and Market Retention• Little/No Premium• Increase on-farm efficiencies (lowering bottom-line)
• Operational efficiencies• Agro-chemical efficiencies• “Proven” decision modelling
• Not an enhancement.
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• Minimize burden on producer through funding, innovative development and management techniques
• Encouraging on-farm sustainable development
• Facilitate access to all global markets to our producers, not be limited by “sustainability”
• Communicate through Canadian embassies the innovation of Canadian producers
GFO Involvement
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GFO & Sustainable Development
Since July 2013…
•Developed RTRS National Interpretation
•Fieldprint Calculator Project (with Pulse Canada group & Serecon)
•Ontario Sustainability Working Group (member)
•Canadian Roundtable for Sustainable Crops (member)
•Roundtable for Responsible Soy (member)
•Sustainable Agriculture Initiative (contributor)
•International Sustainability and Carbon Certification (contributor)
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Challenges• Management of increased assurance (“trust”)
• Little/no premium, but, costs likely absorbed by processor
• More Retailers-Farmer relationships
• Unification of corporate strategies
Opportunities
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Vision
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Nick Betts, P.Ag. | Environment and Sustainability
Grain Farmers of Ontario
[email protected] | @SustainingAg Sustainability