Today, the Honourable Lawrence MacAulay, Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food, announced the members of the third cohort of the Canadian Agricultural Youth Council (CAYC). Nine new faces and 13 returning youth from the second cohort will make up the new Council, all serving terms of 18 months.
The CAYC acts as a consultative body to Minister MacAulay and to Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, providing advice, enabling on-going dialogue on food-related challenges and opportunities, sharing information and best practices, and advising on policies and programs affecting the agriculture and agri-food sectors.
First established in 2020, the Council's primary role is to provide a youth perspective to AAFC and the Government of Canada. Young people in agriculture and agri-food are committed, energetic, passionate and full of ideas on the future of the sector. Their perspectives are vital in developing government policy and programs that meet the needs of future generations. The CAYC's input will help inform AAFC's policies, programs, planning and decision making.
The members of the third cohort represent a variety of subsectors from across the agriculture and agri-food value chain, from producers to researchers to members of non-governmental organizations.
Their first meeting will be held in the next month.
