A new global food security institute would be built in Saskatoon if the Saskatchewan Party is returned to power, Premier Brad Wall pledged on Tuesday.
Wall made the announcement at a speech at the Saskatoon Nutana Rotary Club, saying Saskatchewan has the answers to questions on food security.
“Saskatchewan accounts for 67 per cent of the world’s lentils, 56 per cent of the world’s pea exports, 40 per cent of the world’s flax seed and 38 per cent of the world’s durum wheat,” said Wall.
“And of all the prized fertilizers on the planet, potash is at the top of the list. Our province has over half of the world’s supply. So in a world that craves food security, what better place on the planet could there be for an Institute for Food Security that will be a magnet for the best minds and the best research?”
Wall said $1-million has been committed in next year’s budget to establish the new institute which would focus on how to sustainably expand supply and quality of food and how to get food to those who need it most.
The institute would be established at the University of Saskatchewan and build on existing bonds between the province’s post-secondary institutions and developing nations.
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