By Alice McFarlane

Agriculture Roundup for Monday January 25, 2021

Jan 25, 2021 | 10:10 AM

Several agriculture organizations are coming together to introduce young people to careers in agriculture.

Kindergarten through Grade 12 students will have a chance to learn more about future opportunities in the plant-protein, agri-food, and digital agriculture sectors.

Enterprise Machine Intelligence and Learning Initiative (EMILI), national STEM outreach charity Actua and Agriculture in the Classroom Canada (AITC-C) are joining forces to help address the agriculture industry’s growing need for a skilled workforce.

The program will engage youth in Saskatchewan, Alberta, and Manitoba, with a particular focus on Indigenous and other under-represented groups.

The program is targeted to reach 69,000 youth over three years, will increase knowledge of career opportunities in the agri-food sector and be delivered by post-secondary students from colleges and universities.

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The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) is receiving a cash injection to improve some of its services.

The federal government will provide $162.6 million over the next five years and $40 million per year on an ongoing basis to help CFIA digitize their services and issue export certificates in a timely manner.

The funding will increase the CFIA’s inspection, surveillance, and oversight programs within Canada to respond to the detection of new food pathogens, invasive species and animal diseases that threaten Canada’s agricultural and natural resources.

CFIA has 13 diagnostic and research laboratories across Canada and has a workforce of just over 6,000 staff.

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