Food security experts are warning the global pandemic could lead to supply shortages, higher prices and a growing nutrition gap between rich and poor. Elaine Power, a food security expert at Queen’s University, said the coronavirus pandemic is exposing “critical weaknesses” in various vital networks, including health care systems and food supply chains. “The people […]
Hunger rising due to extreme weather
Progress made in the past decade has been reversed, with climate extremes such as droughts and floods identified as a main cause Global hunger has reverted to levels last seen a decade ago, wiping out progress on improving people’s access to food and leaving one in nine people undernourished last year, with extreme weather a […]
To Bee or Not to Bee
Member CACOR Board of Directors, Gordon Kubanek, reminds us of World Bee Day. The selfish case for saving bees – it’s really how we save ourselves May 20 was World Bee Day. Let’s cheer on those hard working bees! Given that I am a beekeeper I am thrilled that pollinators are being acknowledged as vital […]
Land Use and Climate Change
World warned: change now or endanger food and climate Patrick GALEY How we use our land is threatening our overall sustainability and also exacerbating climate change. For Canada the trends in climate change will diminish our ability to produce most of the crops we now grow. Less rain in the Prairies, migration northward of the […]
Food and Fat one of our first Forms of Energy 2018-10-16
CACOR cordially invites you to a Luncheon Title: “Food and Fat one of our first Forms of Energy” Date: Wednesday October 17 Speaker: Nicole Morgan Time: 12-2pm Place: Army Officers’ Mess, 149 Somerset Street West, Ottawa Cost: $25 general admission; $20 for members, their spouses and $10 for student guests. The upstairs ante-room and dining area will be open […]