Global Hunger on the Decline
Global hunger is on the decline. Yes, that’s right—decline. That’s the central message of this year’s United Nations State of Food Insecurity (SOFI) report. According […]
Seeds: A Blog by CFGB
Redefining Agricultural Yield
Global population is rising. It is predicted to grow from seven billion to between nine-to-ten billion by 2050. If diets stay the same, and all […]
Who Cares About the WTO Anymore?
At the end of July, the General Council of the World Trade Organization (WTO) was on the verge of concluding the first WTO trade agreement in 20 years.
The Open Oceans: Will Canada be part of the solution, or part of the problem?
For me, the open ocean used to be no more than an expanse of blue colour on the world map. That was until March, when […]
Hunger and Obesity – the search for enough … but not too much
The search for a ‘Goldilocks’ diet—not too much, not too little, but just right—with sufficient (but not excessive) nutrition for all people has become a […]
Are Get Big or Get Out the Only Options?
In a recent article in the Globe and Mail, Doug Saunders concludes that rising prices for food crops have turned the world’s smallholder farms (up […]
US Food Aid Reform – Two steps forward, one step back … maybe
In the constant wheeling and dealing of the US Congress, recent long-overdue reforms to U.S. food aid are under threat from an unlikely source—a bill […]
Turning a Corner on Climate Change
Reading the recent post by my colleague Carol Thiessen, where she shared the words of farmers around the world struggling to cope with climate change, […]
Disheartened by Latest Report on Climate Change
Pictured: Rael Marona addressing the community in Kajiado during the 2012 Food Study Tour in Kenya Sad. Worried. Those were a few of my emotions as […]
The Open Ocean – the Final (Food) Frontier
Walking down the frozen food aisle of the supermarket with all the packets of frozen fish and other sea foods, I give little thought to […]
Why I Fast
As Christians enter the period of Lent, a time of preparation, we are invited to self-examination, penitence, prayer, fasting, and almsgiving. As part of my […]
Fasting and Praying in Solidarity
Over the week of March 3-7, some members of the Canadian Foodgrains Bank staff and board will be fasting for one day about climate change […]
Fasting for Climate Change and Hunger
Fasting for a day — I’ll choose a 24 hour period, from, say 6:30 pm through to 6:30 pm — is a minor inconvenience for me. I know it is temporary.
What Happens When a Billion (Richer) People Go Food Shopping?
It takes a lot of groceries to feed a billion people. Just ask the Chinese Communist Party. For the Party, the question of food security […]
American NGOs are making progress in their efforts to make their country’s food aid system more efficient
Over the past week, the U.S. House of Representatives and the Senate passed a new farm bill that continues the large and important U.S. food aid […]
Globalization, Inequality and Aid
The year was 1975. I had just decided to leave my ‘normal’ job as a university teacher in New Zealand and to use my skills […]