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• On one hand, delays in the arrival of foreign workers and the disruption of slaughterhouse operations were among the greatest difficulties faced by Québec farmers.
• On the other hand, one of the biggest challenges for smaller-scale local ecological producers was to promptly satisfy an overwhelming demand for fresh, local food.
• So how does one explain the decline in the popularity of local, ecologically grown food?

Food autonomy is insufficient

• The main conclusion that we have drawn from the research we conducted with local farmers and others involved in alternative food initiatives is that “food autonomy,” as a framework for reorganizing the food system of Québec (and other provinces), is not enough.
• How is food autonomy insufficient?
• Those of smaller-scale ecological producers, which can be very diverse in terms of on-farm practices, should be both prioritized and replicated.

The precarity of farming

• Our research confirmed what has been demonstrated in recent years: that the financial and mental burden that farmers are facing is worrisome and unsustainable.
• Contributing to this burden is the well-known shortage of domestic agricultural labourers, which is being compensated for by migrant workers whose living and working conditions are too often deplorable.
• Connections between marginalized consumers and ecological farmers are therefore difficult and only occasionally realized through targeted initiatives.

Towards a just transition

• The objective should not be simply to achieve food autonomy, but to undertake the process of a just transition towards a socially just and agroecological food system.
• This is an opportunity to actively rethink the current food model, which is currently designed to prevent such a transformation.
• In other words, a just transition is about inviting everyone to the table, from farmers to consumers, to think beyond established models and popular practices.

A question of collective responsibility

• However, the current forms of product aggregation and co-operation between farms, organizations and consumers are marginal and need to be further supported.
• Our research has shown that such examples of infrastructure of the middle require a significantly increased contribution from outside the agricultural community.
• In fact, bringing about such changes is our collective responsibility.

• BOUCHERVILLE, QC, Aug. 23, 2022 /CNW Telbec/ - Amid decade-high inflation, Breakfast Club of Canada is launching an ambitious Back-to-School fundraising campaign to continue supporting school nutrition programs and ensure that children go to school with a healthy breakfast.
• The Club and its partners currently help to reach more than 580,000 children each morning in over 3,500 school nutrition programs.
• "In 27 years of existence, the Club has never broken its promise to the children," declares Judith Barry, Co-Founder and Director, Government Relations at Breakfast Club of Canada.
• To make a donation:
  Since 1994, Breakfast Club of Canada has been working with partners from all sectors to help children access a nutritious breakfast and reach their full potential.

• Once IFRS 16 standard is taken into account, the group's debt stands at 716 - million and debt leverage(3) at 3.38.
• Furthermore, as part of the periodic review of its business portfolio, the Bonduelle Group announces that it has initiated a strategic review of its Bonduelle Americas Long Life business unit.
• We are a French family business with 14,700 employees and we have been innovating with our farming partners since 1853.
• Our products are cultivated on 124,000 acres and marketed in 100 countries, with a revenue of 2,779 million.