by cfigu | Jul 10, 2020 | Featured Food, Food Security, Food Systems, Learning Tools
This community conversation discussed community responses during the pandemic and thinking forward to how we can learn from this unprecedented time to address food insecurity in our community. Featuring: Moderator: Dr. Rachel Engler-Stringer, Associate Professor in... 
by cfigu | May 26, 2020 | Featured Food, Food Security, Food Systems, Indigenous Health
During a global pandemic such as the one we are currently experiencing, food systems can be disrupted and lead to additional food security challenges for communities. There is an opportunity, however, to take more control over the community-level food system. With... 
by cfigu | May 22, 2020 | Canada Focused, Food Security, Vulnerable Populations
According to PROOF’s latest report on household food insecurity in 2017-2018, more Canadians are food insecure than ever before, and the problem is only getting worse. Drawing on data for 103,500 households from Statistics Canada’s Canadian Community Health Survey... 
by cfigu | May 22, 2020 | Food Security, Food Systems, Global Focus
A communiqué by the International Panel of Experts on Sustainable Food Systems explores how the COVID-19 health crisis is shining a spotlight on the vulnerabilities of food systems, on three fronts: Industrial agriculture is driving habitat loss and creating... 
by cfigu | May 22, 2020 | Featured Food, Food Security, Indigenous Health
Food insecurity and housing issues are not new issues in Indigenous communities. In fact, they have experienced these issues at higher rates than the average non-Indigenous Canadian. Indigenous people have experienced these challenges as a direct result of... 
by cfigu | May 22, 2020 | Food Security, Food Systems, Urban Population
The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations created this fact sheet to create information on COVID-19 impacts on food systems. In addition, this fact sheet provides examples of other urban initiatives tackling the effects of COVID-19. Finally, being... 
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