Food Supply
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‘Wake-up call’: Simultaneous crop failure more likely than thought, study warnsSuch an event could threaten the world's food supply, cause price spikes and even lead to civil unrest, warns the paper's lead author.EnvironmentJul 7, 2023
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Ukraine war will affect food supply, pricesRussia's invasion has reduced Ukraine's grain exports. Even countries like Canada, which produces a lot of wheat, will see bread and pasta prices jump.WorldJun 29, 2022
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Mariupol civilians being ‘starved to death,’ says UN food chiefThe head of the U.N. World Food Program said people are being ``starved to death'' in the besieged Ukrainian city of Mariupol.WorldApr 15, 2022
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Food expert warns of CP Rail labour disruption impact on B.C. supply chainAn estimated 3,000 unionized engineers, conductors and other train workers are currently off the job, which could mean trouble for B.C. farmers.EconomyMar 21, 2022
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Okanagan residents told there’s no need for panic purchases: ‘You’re not going to run out of food’Many stores have very low to no inventory of certain items including produce, meat, dairy and bread as Oganagan shoppers over-buy in fear of shortages caused by highway closures.NewsNov 17, 2021
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Atlantic Canada has highest number of new gardeners in Canada amid COVID-19: studyThe study investigates the different attitudes people have to home food gardening in Canada during the pandemic.CanadaOct 7, 2020
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Despite the pandemic and a drought, many Peterborough producers reporting strong selling season'I think we are going to be seeing changes in food supply systems over the years,' says David Stewart manager of Peterborough Farmers' Market.ConsumerOct 2, 2020
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U of C report explores crucial link between food security, foreign workersThe report is the first of two examining the role of temporary foreign workers and the risks they face.CanadaJul 17, 2020
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Grocery stores haven’t really been running out of food during the pandemic — here’s whyYes, we have seen some shortages on grocery store shelves, but professors Michael von Massow and Alfons Weersink of the University of Guelph explain why system will catch up.CommentaryMay 3, 2020
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Canada’s meat-and-potato problem: Coronavirus pandemic hits the food supply chainPotato growers are the latest to push for help, asking Ottawa for "urgent required interventions" as demand for french fries has all but disappeared.PoliticsApr 26, 2020
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