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Transforming Food

We are working to reduce the environmental impact of our food systems by exploring new ways of meeting the needs of the growing human population without destroying the ecosystems on which we depend for life. As the digital agricultural revolution continues, we are working to discover new ways to protect the planet while providing even safer food than ever before. We also pay attention to the consequences that new technologies and approaches to farming bring, especially to jobs and communities.

We are Transforming Food by investigating:

  • new food innovations, and their adoption
  • the human impact of disruptive technology
  • policies that unleash potential and protect people

Food Quality

Shining a bright light into food quality

March 8, 2023

Leadership

Community Partnership Projects 2021-2022

September 16, 2022

agriculture

Regenerative agriculture needs to be defined (Infographic)

March 8, 2022

Supply Chain

A new solution for autumn favourites

October 7, 2021

Leadership

Community Partnership Projects 2020-2021

October 1, 2021

News

The nitrogen dilemma of storing carbon in the soil

September 27, 2021

Leadership

Arrell Food Institute Director Reappointed, Evan Fraser Begins Second Term Sept. 1

July 5, 2021

News

Climate Change and Agriculture

December 23, 2020

News

Bioplastics: A Solution to the Plastic Waste Problem?

December 22, 2020

Packaging

Plastic Disposal Flow Chart

August 27, 2020

Leadership

Community Partnership Projects 2019-2020

August 27, 2020

Policy

Growing Stronger: New program launched to help food system respond to crisis

May 28, 2020

Labour

Ag labour is skilled labour

April 20, 2020

Climate Change

Climate change to reveal more global farmland at steep environmental cost

February 13, 2020

Technology

Research Update: Future Food Systems

July 18, 2019

Food Security

Weed or Feed? A Canadian food security issue

January 21, 2019

News

Dr. Samuel Myers on Managing Disruption in the Age of Great Acceleration

May 23, 2018

Food System

Guelph Talks Food

May 4, 2018

Sustainability

Ask not what your soil can do for you, ask what you can do for your soil

April 16, 2018

Sustainability

Disruptors: Students Prepare to Face a New Future

March 29, 2018

Climate Change

The potential of agroforestry to answer climate concerns

January 2, 2018

Health

Eradicating Animal Disease in the Face of Conflict

November 16, 2017

Sustainability

Adapting agriculture to a changing environment

November 13, 2017

Nutrition

Microbes poised to transform food production and health

August 2, 2017

Sustainability

Soil health for a stronger planet

January 4, 2017

Sustainability

Illusions of abundance in an age of scarcity

November 15, 2016

Climate Change

How can food and agriculture adapt to climate change?

October 16, 2016

Technology

U of G Receives $77 Million to Launch ‘Food From Thought’

September 8, 2016

Technology

Smart tech, smarter generosity

July 21, 2016

Technology

Podcast: Talk about smart food

July 6, 2016

Food Fraud

Tools for DNA detectives

July 4, 2016

Health

Fending off an avian flu pandemic

June 30, 2016

Genetics

Bred for healthier living

June 28, 2016

Sustainability

Is another dust bowl coming?

June 16, 2016

Food Fraud

Podcast: Do you know what you’re eating?

April 2, 2016

Labour

Automated farming: Good news for food security, bad news for job security

April 2, 2016

Sustainability

Proteins of the future

April 2, 2016

Welfare

Opening the barn doors on cage-free eggs

April 2, 2016

Sustainability

The trouble with bees

April 2, 2016

Food Security

Warning: your morning coffee is in danger

April 1, 2016

Genetics

Designer foods that beat disease

April 1, 2016

Sustainability

The green monster in Lake Erie

April 1, 2016

Health

Super milk could fight cancer

April 1, 2016

Technology

Feeding the mission to Mars

March 31, 2016

Nutrition

Learning to love our guts

March 10, 2016

Technology

Drones and dirt

March 2, 2016

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