Mid-size farms used to be the average farm in Canada, but the increase in both small and large farms has made it difficult to define what the new average farm size is.
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The perishable nature of agri-food products makes any delay at the Canada-U.S. border costly to farmers, businesses and consumers.
Closer political ties between Joe Biden and Justin Trudeau likely means a more constructive and co-operative approach to solving challenges between the two countries in the agri-food sector.
Oilseeds in local diets could be the answer to poverty in Ghana’s savanna region.
We are too reliant on supermarkets and industrial agriculture.
Canadian politicians on the campaign trail would do well to mention issues of food security. At least 55 per cent of Canadians are worried about how they will continue to pay grocery bills.
Canada’s new food policy aims to bolster the economic impact of the agri-food sector while tackling issues like waste and childhood hunger.
Canadian beef and pork exporters have become increasingly reliant on China. That’s why the latest salvo in the Canada-China diplomatic dispute is so ominous for the agri-food sector.
Many of us still have a romantic view of farmers surveying rolling hills but our food in Canada increasingly comes from industrial farms aided by agricultural technology. What are the implications?
At present on the African continent, the politics of persuasion are especially consequential in the area of agri-food research and development.
Canada does well growing crops and raising livestock, but it’s missed the boat in developing its own popular food brands. As preferences change, Canada has a chance to shine in the agri-food sector.
Food fraud and safety concerns are an ongoing problem in the agrifood sector— could blockchain technology be a solution?
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Director, Agri-Food Analytics Lab, Professor in Food Distribution and Policy, Dalhousie University
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Associate Professor, Agri-Food Trade and Policy, University of Guelph
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Associate Professor of Sociology, University of Guelph
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Assistant Professor, Centre for Agroecology, Water & Resilience, Coventry University
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Professor, Dept of Food, Agricultural and Resource Economics, University of Guelph
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Associate Professor, Political Science, University of Guelph
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Postdoctoral Fellow , Queen's University, Ontario
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MSc. Candidate Food, Agricultural and Resource Economics, University of Guelph
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Master Student, University of Guelph
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Professor, Economics, University of Calgary
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Postgraduate Researcher, Centre for Agroecology, Water & Resilience, Coventry University
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Lecturer, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST)
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Director of the Arrell Food Institute and Professor in the Dept. of Geography, Environment and Geomatics, University of Guelph
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Assistant Professor, Louisiana State University
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Professor of Sociology, Western University
