Sixth Annual General Meeting of the Canadian Association for Food Studies “Exploring change through food”  The Canadian Association for Food Studies (CAFS) will host its sixth annual general meeting at University of New Brunswick and St. Thomas University, Fredericton, on May 28 – 30, 2011 in conjunction with the 2011 Congress of the Humanities and Social Sciences. Founded in 2005, CAFS …

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The above photo is from a series the Denver Post entitled “The Future of Wheat”. The future of wheat – in many ways the future of food – was the subject of an emergency meeting of agricultural officials who flew to Rome from around the world, concerned over skyrocketing prices. Since July, when traders saw a historic heat wave devastating …

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The Association of Universities and Colleges of Canada (AUCC) is pleased to announce the following Award program: “Advancing a National Dialogue” Award The Canadian Agri-Food Policy Institute (CAPI) has embarked upon a three-year plan to create a dialogue among stakeholders – the value chain, academia, government and the media – around Canada’s future agriculture and agri-food policy framework. CAPI’s work …

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