Engaging Youth: Bolivia
USC Canada’s partner, PRODII, supports university agronomy students in conducting research on the conservation of agro-biodiversity resources, many of which have been lost. Read More…
Canadian Demand for Organic Food Triples
There is strong and fast growing demand for organic food in Canada. Global News is reporting that the latest data indicates organic sales in Canada has TRIPLED since 2006! Read More…
Breeding the Nutrition Out of Our Food
A major feature story in the New York Times this weekend reports that our food system has been doing exactly that, and especially in the last decades. Want a good reason to preserve the genetic heritage of our food? Read More and learn what we should be eating to help us retain some of the essential nutrients missing from our diets.
Peru Bans GMOs for 10 years
Both activists and scientists consider this a coup. “In the end, it’s not a law that’s ‘against’ anything,” says Antonietta Gutierrez, a biologist at Peru’s National Agrarian University. “This is a law in favour of biosecurity. The idea is that there should be a responsible way of using technology, so that it helps us develop resources – and at the same time, doesn’t destroy what we already have.” Read More…
New Book Features USC Canada in Nepal
Best-selling food writer Sarah Elton features a story about our seed work in Nepal in her new book, Consumed: Food for a Finite Planet. Sarah tells the story of a 2008 crop failure caused by poor, imported seed and how our Nepali partner, Parivartan, began helping local farmers return to using and saving their own diverse heritage seeds. Read the excerpt here…
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