There has to be a level playing field for everyone. Right now, carbon standards vary from country to country, and even from province to province.
In Quebec, we have Agriclimat, a project in which researchers are setting the foundation for measuring carbon consumption or the effects of carbon on our agricultural environments in the province. However, we realize that the more we reduce the carbon footprint, that is, greenhouse gases, the more we have to increase the use of pesticides. Is that really what we want, to use more pesticides to reduce the carbon footprint? In the vegetable sector, the carbon footprint is mainly attributable to the use of machinery. If we have to reduce the use of machinery, whether we like it or not, we have to increase the use of pesticides. We have no other option.
In this equation, we have to ask ourselves some questions. If we don't have the same crop protection products as other countries, are we really able to reduce greenhouse gases?