Agriculture in Canada has come to mean farming activities which comprise agriculture
and agrifood, food processing and marketing.
The federal department of Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada's mandate is to provide
information, research, technology, policies and programs for security of the food
system, health of the environment and innovation for growth.
Agricultural production may fulfill international, human and animal sustenance needs.
The particular commodity produced is dependent upon its particular biogeography
or ecozone and can also be classified by Canadian province.
Agricultural production of food via soil tillage is the main impetus for agriculture
in Canada.
Agriculture in Canada comprises five main agricultural production sectors of commodity
production resulting in farm cash receipts from both domestic and foreign markets.
Five Largest Agricultural Production Sectors.
|
Sector
|
per cent cash receipt
|
Primary market
|
grains and oilseeds
(wheat, durum, oats, barley, rye, flax seed, canola, soybeans, and corn)
|
34%
|
domestic and export
|
red meats - livestock
(beef cattle, hogs, veal, and lamb)
|
27%
|
domestic and export
|
|
dairy
|
12%
|
domestic
|
|
horticulture
|
9%
|
domestic
|
|
poultry and eggs
|
8%
|
domestic
|
Source:
Wikipedia
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