90% of global farm subsidies damage people and planet, says UN Almost half a trillion dollars of support a year harms people’s health, the climate and drives inequality The biggest […]
Extreme heat and drought in Western Canada wreak havoc on food system
‘In many cases, it’s beyond the point of no return. There’ll be acres in Western Canada that will have zero crop come off, zero yield’ Author of the article: Jake […]
From the Lab to the Field, Agriculture Seeks to Adapt to a Warming World
by Jim Robbins It may be coming to a bakery near you: Bread made from wheat that has had its photosynthetic mechanism refashioned to help it flourish on a warmer […]
Roadmap offers solutions for future of food, global ag innovation
To deflect future world food crises created by climate change and growing consumer demand, a Cornell University-led international team of economists, scientists and business experts has created a road map […]
How Do We Preserve the Vanishing Foods of the Earth?
By Lenore Newman I finally started to feel like myself again. Newly up and about, I returned to the Granville Island Public Market, eager to enjoy the best of both the regional […]