Ottawa’s $3-billion National Food Security Strategy funds greenhouses, food terminals and processing plants, but not the advisors who help farmers put any of it to work.
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Canada is long-overdue for scientifically-driven, robust and transparent pesticide regulation. A newly created Science Advisory Committee aims to address this.
Using agricultural land for both solar and food production presents huge opportunities for Canadian farmers, especially in Alberta.
A guaranteed basic income is a promising tool for contributing to sustainability and justice across agriculture and fishing sectors.
Farm consolidation, increasing land concentration and expanding investor ownership of farmland is leading to growing land inequality in the Canadian Prairies.
As the world’s population grows, agriculture and related industries will grow in size and importance in Canada. Smart investors should bet on Canadian farmland.
Using innovative technologies like Bitcoin and automation can help protect our food supply chains from disruptions like the one caused by the current coronavirus pandemic.
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Professor/Professeure titulaire, Eau Terre Environnement Research Centre, Institut national de la recherche scientifique (INRS)
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Canada Research Chair in Equitable and Sustainable Food Systems, Lakehead University
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Professor and Dean, Faculty of Land and Food Systems, University of British Columbia
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Associate Professor and Entomologist, University of Saskatchewan
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Professor and Dean of The Ontario Agricultural College, University of Guelph
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Associate Professor, Hill and Levene Schools of Business, University of Regina
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Canada Research Chair in Human Rights, Social Justice and Food Sovereignty, University of Manitoba
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Professor in Biology and Ecotoxicology, Toxicology Centre, University of Saskatchewan
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Professor, School of Occupational and Public Health, Toronto Metropolitan University
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Associate Professor, Sociology and Social Studies, University of Regina
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John M. Thompson Chair in Information Technology and Innovation and Professor, Western University
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Professor and Dean, Faculty of Agricultural and Food Sciences, University of Manitoba
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Associate Professor, Environmental Studies, Queen's University, Ontario
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Associate Professor of Capacity Development and Extension, University of Guelph
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Postdoctoral Fellow, School of Environmental Design and Rural Development, University of Guelph