Rethinking Food Insecurity Risk Management in Canada: The Role of Agri-Tech and Accelerators

May 17, 2024

By Tabitha Caswell for Bioenterprise Canada

The most recent Global Food Security Index (GFSI) report by Economist Impact signals a weakening global food system where Canada stands as a key player, holding the 7^th rank among 113 countries on the list. This pivotal position showcases Canada’s potential to spearhead global initiatives and become a leader in the pursuit of global food security.

But let’s not get ahead of ourselves. With food prices at an all-time high, we cannot dismiss the pressure felt within our borders. Perhaps we must first examine our weaknesses, reinforce our internal agri-food systems, and work to ensure they are resilient enough to serve as a model for international counterparts.

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Video: A chain harrow is a game changer

Utilizing a rotational grazing method on our farmstead with our sheep helps to let the pasture/paddocks rest. We also just invested in a chain harrow to allow us to drag the paddocks our sheep just left to break up and spread their manure around, dethatch thicker grass areas, and to rough up bare dirt areas to all for a better seed to soil contact if we overseed that paddock. This was our first time really using the chain harrow besides initially testing it out. We are very impressed with the work it did and how and area that was majority dirt, could be roughed up before reseeding.

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