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The increasing price of food was top of mind for everyone this year.
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The top 10 food stories of 2022

This past year proved interesting to say the least

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As a follow-up to a very busy 2021, the year 2022 was filled with food-related stories. Food was top of mind for many for the entire year. Reflecting on the last 12 months is always interesting, come December. As we do every year, Dalhousie University’s Agri-Food Analytics Lab presents this year’s top 10 food news
The ultimate objective of agri-environmental groups is to turn the entire world organic, which is neither sustainable nor desirable.
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Comment: The politics of diet

There are groups that don’t even want the industry to be able to speak

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The COP15 meeting on biodiversity brought thousands of delegates to Montreal to address critical issues our planet is facing. Related to food systems, delegates discussed agroecology, food systems intensification, and consideration of fisheries in food security. One issue catching some people’s attention is diet and overconsumption. That’s right, food was discussed in Montreal. Many believe
Around four-fifths of the land used for human food production is allocated to meat and dairy...
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Comment: Back to nature

In a century we may need 80 per cent fewer acres to feed the world – if the technology pans out

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Here’s the basic problem for conservation at a global level: food production, biodiversity and carbon storage in ecosystems are competing for the same land. As humans demand more food, more forests and other natural ecosystems are cleared, and farms intensify and become less hospitable to many wild animals and plants. Therefore global conservation, currently focused
Food, shelter and transportation account for more than 60 per cent of a household’s expenses.
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High food prices could have negative long-term health effects on Canadians

Overall health can decline, further stressing the health care system

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Recent high food price inflation has plagued many Canadian families, especially those on tight budgets. Statistics Canada reported in October that in-store food prices increased at a faster rate than the all-items Consumer Price Index for the 11th month in a row. The Ontario Student Nutrition Program, which feeds 28,000 students at 93 participating schools,
The Port of Churchill.
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Comment: Is the Port of Churchill finally opening for business?

Manitoba and Canada would benefit enormously from using this gateway to the world

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Manitoba Premier Heather Stefanson has finally voiced support for more energy exports out of Hudson Bay. That is excellent news because the potential is real and the reasons to refuse are illusory. “We are looking at liquefied natural gas, primarily,” Stefanson told reporters recently. “We know with the energy challenges in Europe, with the horrible
If you’re planning to have a turkey on your table this holiday season, it’s better to buy it now as prices are sure to increase in the days ahead.
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Comment: Avian flu – let’s talk turkey

Canadian consumers are better off than their American counterparts

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Avian flu deserves more media attention. The illness affecting our poultry sector has become a real problem. Unlike previous strains, this one has spread across Canada, raising fears that it could become endemic in wild birds, no less. A nightmare. This year alone, avian flu has infected approximately 200 farms with more than 3.6 million
Since 1969, honeybee lifespan in the U.S. has dropped from a median of 34 days to just 18 days.
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Comment: Honeybee lifespan could be half what it was 50 years ago: study

A number of factors are likely contributing to this perceived decline

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A new paper shows how the lifespan of the adult honeybee appears to have shrunk by nearly 50 per cent in the past 50 years.  The European Red List of Bees suggests nearly one in 10 species of wild bees are facing extinction. Imagine how we would react if human lifespans halved. The equivalent would
The most-recent lettuce shortage has seen restaurant operators being charged four times the usual price for what’s available. Most don’t bother.
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Comment: Lettuce romaine calm

The great lettuce shortage is revealing the fragility of our food web

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Many consumers have noticed that Canada has run out of lettuce – well, some lettuce – mainly from California. Crops were destroyed by a drought and a nasty virus, according to some reports. This is the time of year when we import plenty of leafy greens, since our farmers can’t compete on such a scale.
The pork sector in Manitoba delivers a prime example of the benefits of trade liberalization in agriculture.
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Comment: New trade priorities for agriculture needed

Canada needs the ability to meet trade challenges and ensure existing deals are working

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COVID-19 has caused the word ‘pivot’ to be overused and abused, but I am going to use it again anyway. It is time for a significant trade policy pivot from the Canadian government to actively counter rising economic nationalism, address disruptions caused by the pandemic and fix existing trade agreements that are not living up
Many underestimate the ability of agri-food stakeholders, from farm to consumer, to adjust.
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Comment: A population of eight billion

Canada is a leader in securing the world’s nutritional future but gets little credit for this contribution

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On Nov. 15, the world population reached a symbolic number: eight billion people. The planet took about 11 years to add one billion more humans to its population. By 2058, it’s estimated that the planetary population will reach 10 billion. That’s a lot of people. Whenever humanity is reminded that our population is increasing, we

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