Agenda
Agriculture and Agri-Food Advisory Committee

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Electronic Meeting
Quorum: 6

A.
Call to Order

 

B.
Land Acknowledgement

 

We acknowledge that York Region is located on the traditional territory of many Indigenous peoples including the Anishinaabeg, Haudenosaunee, Huron-Wendat and Métis peoples and the treaty territories of the Haudenosaunee, Mississaugas of the Credit First Nation and Williams Treaties First Nations.


Today this area is home to many diverse Indigenous Peoples, and we recognize their history, spirituality, culture and stewardship of this land.


We also acknowledge the Chippewas of Georgina Island First Nation as our closest First Nation community.

C.
Disclosures of Interest

 

D.
Presentations

 

D.1
STEM Minds & Boreal Farms – Agri-Tech and Agri-Food Upskilling Program

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Anu Bidani, CEO, STEM Minds


Brandon Hebor, President, Boreal Farms


STEM Minds and Boreal Farms will provide a brief presentation on their new skills development training program for agri-tech and agri-food, followed by Q&A and input from the Advisory Committee

D.2
Understanding the Impacts, Strategies and Opportunities for Local Food Purchasing

 

Sara Epp, Assistant Professor and Latornell Chair in Environmental Stewardship, University of Guelph
Anna DiMarche-Meyers, Lead Local Food Procurement, Golden Horseshoe Food and Farming Alliance (GHFFA)


The Golden Horseshoe Food and Farming Alliance is continuing work on local food procurement in Ontario’s long-term care sector with the project Serving Up Local II: An Economic Analysis (SULEA). 
This presentation will provide an overview of local food procurement and promoting local food champions, followed by Q&A

D.3
2024-2027 Agriculture and Agri-food Sector Strategy Updates

 

Staff will provide an update on actions from 2024-2027 Agriculture and Agri-food Sector Strategy 


Meena Hassanali, Program Manager, Rural and Agri-Food Initiatives


Nadia Mohammed, Rural and Agri-Food Business Specialist


Eman Ali, Communications Advisor, Economic Strategy

E.
Deputations

 

​(Subject to Committee granting deputant status.)

F.
Communications

 

G.
Other Business

 

H.
Adjournment

 
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