Two of Canada’s leading agri-food research universities — the University of Guelph and the University of the Fraser Valley – have launched a new partnership aimed at advancing new pathways for sustainable innovation within Canada’s $140-billion food and agriculture industry.
The memorandum of understanding (MOU) names long-time collaborators Dr Evan Fraser, director of Arrell Food Institute (AFI) at U of G, and Dr. Lenore Newman, director of the Food and Agriculture Institute (FAI) at the University of the Fraser Valley as co-leaders of the partnership.
In the face of ever-growing climate concerns, yearly food waste in Canada contributing up to 9.8 million tonnes of carbon dioxide, nearly 1 in 5 Canadians being food insecure, and the impending shortage of skilled agricultural workers, decision-makers recognize the key role local and global food systems can play in generating lasting solutions.
The solutions needed are too big for any one group to find alone, so this collegial approach will bring together expertise from across the food system and beyond.
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