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by Sue /►nn Ellis.
ntario Federation of
Agriculture president
Tony Motais saysthere
is opportunity in Asia for
Canadian produce. •
"If we are able to provide
things at a reasonable price. I
think there's opportunity there,"
he said., . • '
Morris was one of 400 dele-
• gates to tour•.South Korea, the
Phillipines and Thailand. Also
on the mission were- Prime
- Minister Jean Chretien, provin-
cial premiers and representation
from 350 companies and. orga-,
. nizations.
"It -was ani opportnn..ity to talk
about, the n iortance of agr cul-
ture and food. Not only to the.
other, business people on the
Mission, bu.t .to look at .the
opportunities of the places we
visited." i.
This was a chance to repie-.
sent Canada's :farming commu-
nity in the Pacific Rim, -he said.
But the returns front the trade
mission 'won't be immediately
visible
"These countries are.growing
ata substantially .greater rate
'than Canada could dream of and'
hive" substantial financial.
resources;" Morris said. • '
They have in ,fact:been grow-;
ing six to 10 per cent annually
for the. last -half decade. South
Korea aloneimports $10 billion
worth of food, predominantly
from. the United States, Europe
and Australia.
"Canada's share is very ,small
and Ontario's share is non-exis-
tent.'
Morris was
-one,of five speak-
ers on a panel ill
South, Korea that
focussed on
biotechnology
and envirthmen
tal' te'chnology.
From that meet-
ing, he said they
have tentative
meetings over the
next few years to
talk about invest-
ment into -Ontario
biotechnology
and .research 'cenn,
tres. l
A."They .have
tremendous work
ethics and' their.
science and tech
nology is very
advanced. They
can help us as
ranch' as, we can ,,
help them." • ,
He said their advance teeth
ods• are .in a large part due to, the
fact. they have a greater popula'
tion- than. Canada With a much
smaller land base.
"They have to be cognizant
of how they Arefeeding theme
selves and they place agricul-
ture as one of the most impor-
tant
industries. That's quite dif-
ferent than what we do in this
province for sure,"
D.
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Morris said other countries
recognize , the quality . of
Canadian product more so than
Canadians do.
"Farmers in this country are
. good at providing quality: and,
affordable prices. We don't real-
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