The Canadian agricultural economics profession, like much of society, is faced with the important challenge of how to effectively achieve aspirational goals of equity, diversity, and inclusion (EDI). I argue that the Canadian agricultural economics society (CAES) will benefit from integrating EDI into our core mission and key activities. I focus on a select set of issues that I believe will further this effort. Given the critical role of scholarly merit and merit‐based systems and processes in the CAES mandate and activities, I also explore how meritocracy and scholarly merit can be aligned with EDI principles. The paper concludes with suggestions and recommendations for consideration by the CAES.

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在加拿大农业经济学专业中培养公平，多元化和包容性的文化

与大多数社会一样，加拿大农业经济学界也面临着如何有效实现平等，多元化和包容性（EDI）理想目标的重大挑战。我认为，将EDI纳入我们的核心使命和关键活动将使加拿大农业经济学会（CAES）受益。我专注于一些选定的问题，我相信这些问题将进一步推动这一工作。鉴于学术成就和基于成就的体系和过程在CAES任务和活动中的关键作用，我还将探讨如何将精英统治和学术成就与EDI原则相结合。本文最后提出了供CAES审议的建议。