Food Systems Archives - Engaging for Health Equity

Food Insecurity in Saskatoon During a Pandemic: Community Responses and Reflections for Long-Term Systemic Change

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...

Planning for Food Security: A Toolkit for the COVID-19 Pandemic

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...

COVID-19 and the crisis in food systems: Symptoms, causes, and potential solutions (global focus)

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...

Urban food systems and COVID-19: The role of cities and local governments in responding to the emergency

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...

Q&A: COVID-19 pandemic – impact on food and agriculture

by cfigu | May 22, 2020 | Food Security, Food Systems, Global Focus

The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations provides information on common questions that pertain to global food security as a result of COVID-19. View this resource How to use this resource: To provide answers to common questions policy makers and...

Growing resilience and equity: A food policy action plan in the context of Covid-19

by cfigu | May 21, 2020 | Canada Focused, Featured Food, Food Security, Food Systems

This action plan from Food Secure Canada (FSC) is a call for renewing the country’s food system in response to Covid-19. The pandemic is magnifying the structural inequalities in our food systems, the insufficiencies of our social protection programs, and the...