London, Ont., adopted Canada’s first stand-alone Urban Agriculture Strategy in 2017. Yet, almost eight years later, many of the strategy’s goals remain unrealized.
Growing pains: An Ontario city’s urban agriculture efforts show good policy requires real capacity
Ultra-processed foods are danger to global public health, experts warn
Ultra-processed foods are a major public health threat that must be urgently addressed, according to a new series of papers authored by 43 global experts in the Lancet medical journal.
Weight-loss pill approval set to accelerate food industry product overhauls
Packaged food makers and fast-food restaurants may be forced to overhaul more of their products next year as newly approved, appetite-suppressing GLP-1 pills become available in January, analysts say.
US EPA meets with Make America Healthy Again leaders about pesticides, chemicals
Top officials of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency held at least six meetings this month with members of the Make America Healthy Again movement as agency head Lee Zeldin pledges to more closely align with the movement’s agenda, according to four people who attended the meetings.
Canada October retail sales down 0.2 per cent; seen up 1.2 per cent in November
Canadian retail sales fell by 0.2 per cent in October from September to $69.44 billion, on lower sales at food and beverage retailers, Statistics Canada said on Friday.
Food waste costs Canadian farmers, agri-food companies in hidden ways
Reducing food waste could mean savings for farmers and agri-food businesses — but it may demand more accountability said two experts at the at the Humane Canada One Health One Welfare Conference in Ottawa.
World food prices fall for third month in November, UN’s FAO says
World food commodity prices fell for a third consecutive month in November, with all major staple foods except cereals showing a decline, the United Nations’ Food and Agriculture Organization said.
Canada’s Food Price Report shows meat, pantry goods prices expected to rise “a lot” in 2026
Food prices are 27 per cent higher now than they were in 2020, the new Canada’s Food Price Report shows. Meat prices are particularly to blame for the rise.
Canada’s inflation in October eases to 2.2 per cent on lower gasoline, food prices
Canada’s annual inflation rate in October eased to 2.2 per cent as gasoline prices dropped, food prices eased and mortgage interest costs came down below the three per cent mark, data showed on Monday.
Federal budget shows remaining disconnect between agriculture, policymakers, panelists say
Canada’s agriculture sector is still disconnected from policymakers in some ways, say panelists at a CAPI webinar
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