A. Production-

related field

and lab work

Soils, water and air

Crops (cereals, oilseeds, forages, vegetables, fruits)

Animals (beef, dairy, swine, poultry, others

Genetic resources, pests and biocontrol

Processes and products (crop, animal, non-food)

1) In Canada:

¾ Agriculture Canada's 19 research stations

¾ agricultural universities

¾ agribusiness corporations

¾ Western Grains Research Foundation and other commodity check-off programs

¾ private "research service" companies and consultancy firms

¾ provincial governments and agencies

¾ various institutes, cooperatives, etc.

¾ farmers

2) Internationally:

¾ Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research (CGIAR) and its 16 International Agricultural Research Centres, supported by foundations such as Rockefeller and by institutions like Canada's International Development Research Centre (IDRC)

¾ Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO)

¾ farmers worldwide

B. Regulatory and

standards-related

research

a) Food safety

b) Trade-related

c Environmental

1) In Canada

¾ Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA)

¾ Health Canada

¾ agribusiness corporations

¾ National Farmers Union

¾ independent watchdog or public interest groups like Canadian Health Coalition, INFACT Canada, etc.

2) Internationally

¾ CODEX Alimentarius

¾ "consultative" groups like the Joint Expert Committee on Food Additives (JECFA)

¾ some independent researchers

1) In Canada

¾ Canadian Grain Commission (CGC)

¾ Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA)

2) Internationally

¾ NAFTA and WTO mechanisms?

1) In Canada

¾ Pest Management Regulatory Agency (PMRA)

¾ Environment Canada

¾ NGOs like World Wildlife Fund, Canadian Institute for Environmental Law and Policy (CIELAP)

2) Internationally

¾ NAFTA Environmental Commission (CEC)

¾ Rio Protocol / UN Environment Program / Biodiversity Convention?

¾ Rural Advancement Foundation International (RAFI)

C. Socio-economic

and cultural -

documentation

and analysis

Markets, trade and transportation

Farm income, productivity, etc.

Farm policy - supply management, assistance programs, etc.

Rural community

1) In Canada

¾ governments and political parties

¾ universities

¾ commodity groups and federations of agriculture

¾ corporate-sponsored "think tanks" like the George Morris Centre (Guelph)

¾ National Farmers Union

¾ progressive independent groups like the Cooper Institute, Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives

¾ individual researchers, investigative journalists, etc.

2) Internationally

¾ Via Campesina and others