The future of the agri-food workforce is changing. The sector is dealing with wicked challenges like climate change and disrupted supply chains that will impact operations; sophisticated technologies are increasingly being used on farms and in processing plants; and the agricultural sector must increase productivity to feed a projected 10 billion people by 2050. Meeting … Continued

Two of Canada’s leading agri-food research universities — the University of Guelph and 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 … Continued

COP28, the United Nations Climate Change Conference, brought together global leaders to discuss how the world can take action on climate change. Arrell Food Institute Director Dr. Evan Fraser attended COP28 and shared his reflections and highlights on the event.