Is There a Need to Regulate Mother Nature?
Genetic mutation happens all the time with no regulatory oversight At what point do regulatory experts possess sufficient knowledge on innovative technologies and their potential …
World Leading Exporter Not Always a Good Thing
Canada needs to increase its value-added processing Canada is the 5th largest global exporter of agricultural and food products, trailing the EU, US, Brazil and …
Seeking Sound Science
Where we turn to stay up on what is happening in the world of agriculture, food, & innovations It’s impossible to find all in the …
Bioeconomy and Food Systems Transformations
Summary of contribution to the UN’s Food Systems Summit On September 23rd, the United Nations held the first Food Systems Summit. This involved the creation …
The Social Costs of Spreading Misinformation
Mainstream media and politicians are complicit in the problem Biotechnology began to be applied to crop agriculture in the early 1980s, with the first commercialized …
Canadian Consumer Risk Perceptions of Biotech Food Production
When it comes to food production methods, the risks and benefits matter Studies on consumer awareness and knowledge, specifically on how crops and foods are …
Where is A&W getting it right?
Why A&W Canada has found success amongst their customers Back in 2015 when SAIFood was launched, we posted one of our most-read blogs “A(mbiguous) & …
Greenpeace and Golden Rice
Environmental activists opposed to improving rice nutrition In late July 2021, the Philippines became the first country on the planet to approve Golden Rice for …
A Many Splendored Fall
Droughts, elections, pandemics all offer turmoil As my research team and I begin the kick off of another academic year, we recently learned that SAIFood …