SAIFood: Sustainable, Agricultural Innovations & Food

Mexico GM Corn and Glyphosate phasing out

Agriculture, Innovation, New

Mexico to Phaseout GM Corn Imports and Glyphosate Use

On November 25th, 2019, the Mexican Secretariat of the Environment and Natural Resources (SEMARNAT) invoked the precautionary principle to deny the importation of 1,000 tons of glyphosate. Víctor Toledo, the Environmental Secretary at the time, expressed the “urgent need to…

Diego Macall
03/02/2021

Agriculture, New

Ag’s promising future: Chelsea

Celebrating Canada’s Agriculture Day Today marks Canada’s Agriculture Day, a day we are proud to be celebrating, as we think agriculture is the best sector in Canada. What better way to celebrate than to share with you one face of…

SAIFood
02/23/2021

digital sequence information (DSI) and uncertainty

Agriculture, Innovation, New

Could International Research Collaborations be in Jeopardy?

The uncertainties of digital sequence information and access and benefits sharing While science and business have many things in common, one of the most important is certainty. In science, consistent results are imperative, and consistent results establish certainty. In business,…

Stuart Smyth
02/16/2021

New, Food, Student Blogs, Sustainable

How Food Sovereignty Can Reduce Food Waste In Canada

By Stephanie Bieri, University of Saskatchewan Food sovereignty The terms food security and food sovereignty are often used interchangeably, when in fact they are quite different. The FAO defines food security as the right for all people to have the…

Guest
02/09/2021

Farm to fork - traceability of Canadian Ag

Agriculture, New, Student Blogs

Farm to Fork: Agricultural Traceability in Canada and its Benefits to Consumers

By: Deanna Bysterveld, University of Saskatchewan student Recent years have shown an increase in the consumer demand for a greater public knowledge of the safety and quality of Canadian agricultural products (Hobbs, Bailey, Dickinson, & Haghiri, 2005). Consumers want to…

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02/08/2021

Agriculture, Innovation, New, Sustainable

Biofuel: A “Green” Technology With Complex Implications

Biofuels are liquid fuels made from biomass (plant or animal organic materials) and used primarily in transportation, which is almost entirely dependent on fossil fuels. The difference between biofuels and fossil fuels is that biofuels are made directly from living…

EU regulation is an innovation overkiller

Agriculture, Innovation

Over-regulation Kills Innovation

European regulation has driven innovation away for 20 years In 2003, the European Union (EU) revised its functioning risk assessment system for GM crops. Dating back to the mid-1990s, EU Member States had competently managed their own GM crop field…

Agriculture, Innovation, New

Brazil’s Sweet Move

Brazil has been the world’s largest producer of sugarcane since 1980 when production and area harvest surpassed India’s (Figure 1). By 2030, sugarcane production in Brazil could expand by more than 5 million hectares (12,355,200 acres) to meet the growing…

Diego Macall
01/19/2021

Agriculture, Innovation, New, Student Blogs, Sustainable

Using Green Roofs to Reduce Urbanization Pollution and Environmental Damage

By: Danelle Clavelle, University of Saskatchewan student As urbanization rises, it is becoming increasingly important that we are reducing our environmental impact and finding ways for our population and cities to become more sustainable. Urbanization is responsible for creating vast…

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01/12/2021

Agriculture, New, Student Blogs

Set Cattle Aside, Not the Meat

By Oliver Xuan, University of Saskatchewan Student 2020 has been a relatively more challenging year for every individual around the world. However, especially for Canada’s meat industry, maybe it is already winter in early May. Cargill plant and the JBS…

Guest
01/11/2021

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