This presentation looks at freshwater issues facing the world as part of the overall food production for the world. The presentation looks at pollution issue facing the world including the need to provide more solutions to ensure there is more quality water and food for the general population

1. WHY IS FRESHWATER IMPORTANT LIFE
Paul Young CPA, CGA
Date: March 22, 2017

2. AGENDA
 Water Flow
 Freshwater usage
 Arable Land and Water Management /
Canada
 How Canada can be global player in food
production
 Cultivation from saline soil
 Water Treatment

3. WATERFLOW
 Stats Canada – March 22, 2017

4. WATERFLOW
 Stats Canada – March 22, 2017

5. CANADA WATER USAGE BY DEMAND/CATEGORY
Source – Stats Canada – March 22, 2017

6. CANADA WATER AND LAND USAGE
Source – Stats Canada – March 22, 2017

7. CANADA AND GLOBAL FOOD PRODUCTION
 Global market trends are also in Canada’s favour. By 2050, global food
demand is expected to rise by 70 per cent on the back of three billion more
middle-class consumers – mostly in Asia – whose diets are shifting,
including to more protein. A sophisticated, ethnically diverse consumer
base stimulates product development at home and, as the world seeks out
food from places it trusts, Canada’s brand will become even more
appealing to discriminating consumers both here and abroad.
 Clearly, Canada’s ag-food sector is well-positioned, so what’s missing?
 Despite our strengths, Canada ranks fifth globally in agriculture exports
and only 11th in processed-food product exports, behind far smaller
countries such as Holland, and behind less economically advanced
countries such as Brazil. Few of our food companies achieve world scale,
and only 50 per cent of our agricultural production is processed here.
Increasing our global market share of ag-food exports could add tens of
billions of dollars to our economy
 More Trade/investment deals
 More emphasis on expert farming
 Tax policies (no carbon taxation)
 Infrastructure Investment (Roads, bridge, rail, ports)
 Review supply chain management systemGlobe & Mail – March 12, 2017

8. FOOD PRODUCTION/SALINE SOIL
 In 2016 the Department of Economic Affairs
commissioned a study into salt tolerant crops and
the right irrigation methods. This research project
has resulted in the amazing discovery that certain
crops actually tolerate salt water, if the right
irrigation method is applied: by watering the roots,
instead of spraying the leaves. All research data is
now combined in the survey “Crop salt tolerance”
by a consortium of Salt Farm Texel, Leiden
University, Wageningen University & Research,
VU University Amsterdam and The Wadden
Academy. (Irrigation method
Salt Farm Texel.com -

9. WATER TREATMENT / QUALITY
 http://www.conferenceboard.ca/hcp/provincial/environment/waste-
water.aspx

10. WATER / QUALITY / FOREIGN CONFLICT
Only 2.5 percent of the world’s water is fresh, drinkable water. Every year, snow melts off
mountain peaks and runs into rivers, which feed into lakes. This water accounts for such a
small percentage of earth’s surface — it’s no wonder wars have been waged over water,
and some speculate water will be the cause of WWIII – Source – Global Citizen – March 26,
2016

11. WORST POLLUTED COUNTRIES
 Pakistan - average PM 2.5 concentration: 115.7
 Qatar - 92.4
 Afghanistan - 86
 Bangladesh - 83.3
 Egypt - 73
 UAE - 64
 Mongolia - 61.8
 India - 60.6
 Bahrain - 56.1
 Nepal - 50
 Ghana - 49
 Jordan - 48
 China - 41.4
 Senegal - 40
 Turkey - 39.1
 Bulgaria - 38.6
 Mauritius - 38.1
 Peru - 38
 Serbia - 35.8
 Iran - 34.2

12. SUMMARY
 Using more technology to advance farming
and water management
 Foreign aid to development countries
 Oversight
 Accountability
 More has to be done to control environment
 Water Treatment
 Land Management