Farmers

If you’ve been in politics you have probably heard about the massive farmer protests that have been going on in The Netherlands and the more recent monster victory of the agrarian Farmer Citizens Movement. And the story has made for nice international headlines. Everyone loves an underdog that sticks it…

eFarming Challenge: Embracing Technology for Sustainable Agriculture Agriculture is one of the most important sectors of the global economy, providing food and raw materials for billions of people. However, farming is facing many challenges, such as climate change, soil degradation, water scarcity, and labor shortages. To overcome these challenges and…

Food waste on farms isn’t generally a hot topic of conversation. And when you hear the term “food waste” most people immediately think about retail and household waste, which makes sense because it’s something we see and touch. But the less visible reality is 1.2 …

Many governments, scientists, and farmers all agree we are facing a food crisis. Some suggest that the solution is to produce more food within the next 40 years than has been in the last 8,000 years in order to feed the growing population of nearly 8 billion. Currently 9.2% …

It is true food waste can be stopped both at home and on the farm but there are times where it is almost impossible, if not extremely difficult, to overcome the cause of food loss at the farm level. Unpredictable climate changes and market fluctuations make it nearly impossible for…

From farm to the supermarket and eventually, into your refrigerator, our food has a long trek to keep it together before making its way into the mouths of our families. Especially if the farm is in Mexico and your home is in Canada. Time is a constant struggle to overcome…

Did you know that if we stopped wasting food altogether, we’d eliminate the 8% of total greenhouse gas emission created from food loss in landfills? We’d also be able to feed some of the 2 billion people that face food insecurity around the world. There is a lot we don’t…