HTM 3780 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Common Agricultural Policy, Carbon Sink, Emission Intensity

• School: University of Guelph
• Department: Hospitality and Tourism Management
• Course: HTM 3780
• Professor: Ernavan Duren

Document Summary

Section b: gdp & employment: agriculture & agri-food: agriculture commodities, food (excludes fish + products), non-alcoholic beverages (includes bottled water), alcoholic beverages, tobacco products & floriculture & nursery. The agriculture & agri-food system provides jobs to many canadians: the foodservice industry was the largest employer in the aafs & accounted for 5. 3% of canadian jobs. In 2013, the aafs provided 1/8 jobs in canada, employing > 2. 2 million ppl. Employment in the aafs grew by 3. 4% btw 2009 & 2013, in comparison employment across all sectors of. Canadian economy grew by 5. 5% over the same period: employment by food retail/wholesale industries, food service, primary agriculture, processing industry increased, employment by both food beverage tobacco (fbt) processing & input service suppliers decreased. The agriculture & agri-food system is a major employer in most provinces: employment across canada in the primary agriculture & food processing sectors decreased by 1. 8% from.