food security
Why the Future of Food Is Bugs
A new documentary hopes to convince you that eating insects can be delicious and nutritious.
Food Prices Are Out of Control in Northern Canada
Grapes are going for $26 to $28 a bunch. Bacon is $26 a package. And a new study says that the number of households that worry about running out of food — or going days without it — has risen dramatically in Nunavut and the Northwest Territories.
To Stop Marine Poachers, Google and Ecologists Are Ending Privacy at Sea
“I think if we can empower people to watch this tragedy unfold on their phones, we can break this cycle.”
Why You Should Be Paying Attention to Agriculture Photography
From desert locust invasions to livestock diseases, take a look inside a wholly different world of photography.
There’s a Food Security Crisis in Canada and It’s Worse Than You Think
Millions of Canadians are food insecure, but there is a startling lack of data and government awareness of the problem.
This Government Report Warns that Climate Change Is Going to Screw Up Global Food Security
Let’s hope that those who control the major sources of these emissions take this report as seriously as it deserves. Otherwise global food security, to the extent it exists today, will surely be a thing of the past.
America’s College Students Are Still Broke and Hungry as Hell
A whopping 71 percent of students surveyed reported having to alter their eating habits because of the low budget that they must live on while in school.
The United Nations Wants to Crush Extreme Poverty
Critics say its draft Sustainable Development Goals fail to deal with the world's richest 1 percent, who are poised to accumulate half of the world's wealth in 2016, according to Oxfam America.
Canada's Grain Farmers Have Fewer Rights Than Ever
With public grain research being defunded and a new law giving more powers to seed patent owners, Canada's farmers could be at the mercy of big agricultural companies.
This Food Bank Will Turn You Away If You Eat Meat
At Toronto's Vegetarian Food Bank, low-income vegetarians and vegans can get access to fresh produce and meat-free proteins.
Northern Canada's Farming Revolution
The North Farm Training Institute aims to teach people in the Northwest Territories how to produce their own food and break their dependence on the often unaffordable, unhealthy options at their grocery stores.
Scientists Are Defending Africa's Goat Milk Supply with a Groundbreaking Vaccine
Canadian scientists are working on new vaccine will eradicate five kinds of devastating diseases in African livestock before they spread to other countries.