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Vertical farming in Canada.
Read more: Vertical farming in Canada.As per Bennett Jones LLP: Vertical farming is gaining momentum in Canada, driven in large part by changing consumer tastes, the need for greater sustainability and advanced technology. In grocery stores and restaurants, Canadians are demanding more fresh local produce year-round. The world’s changing climate threatens the reliability and sustainability of some food supply chains.…
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Sweet on sugar in Canada (updated).
Read more: Sweet on sugar in Canada (updated).As a northern country, the Canadian climate is not suited to growing sugar cane, which means that imports are required for domestic use. In its early years, Canada had been reliant on poor-quality raw sugar or expensive refined sugar imports, as per the Canadian Sugar Institute. The country’s first sugar refinery was established in 1818…
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Dive into aquaculture in Canada.
Read more: Dive into aquaculture in Canada.It’s time to look at a Canadian industry that: It’s Canada’s aquaculture industry, a thriving sector that the Fisheries Council of Canada indicates is “safe, sustainable and focused on ocean stewardship.” Aquaculture is defined as “the farming of fish and seafood in fresh or saltwater,” and occurs all across the country – in all provinces…
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Beekeeping in Canada.
Read more: Beekeeping in Canada.Companies offering goods and services to the beekeeping sector may find opportunities in the Canadian market. Beekeeping is an important agricultural industry in Canada, producing honey and other hive products, and delivering valuable pollination services to farmers of orchard fruits, many berries, vegetables, forage, and the production of hybrid canola seed. In 2021, Agriculture and…
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A note about ‘grey market’ products.
Read more: A note about ‘grey market’ products.An infiltration of non-compliant – or, grey market – confectionary products poses risks to convenience stores and their customers. Canada Convenience Store News lays out the problems involved with these products. While they’re not to be confused with black market (stolen or counterfeit) goods, they often fail to meet Canadian packaging and/or labelling requirements, including…
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Opportunities in the alternative protein market.
Read more: Opportunities in the alternative protein market.The alternative protein market is thriving! It’s estimated that one in every ten servings of meat, dairy, eggs and seafood eaten globally will come from alternative proteins. And the industry itself is forecasted to reach US $290 billion by 2035. Alternative proteins are derived from plants, algae, fermentation, cellular agriculture (animal cells), insects and other…
