The Real Message in the ‘March Against Monsanto’
Protestors implying that farmers are bad stewards of their land This past weekend’s third annual worldwide event of the ‘March Against Monsanto’ signifies how disconnected …
How Genomics is Changing Plant Breeding
From the Human Genome Project to plant breeding, genomic research is here to stay The desire to know more about how genomes work has attracted …
Conning the Consumer: Chipotle
Chipotle’s move to go Non-GMO Last week, Chipotle, an American fast food company, announced that it has removed all GM ingredients from the menus of …
To Label or Not to Label: That is the Food for Thought
The March approval of GM Arctic apples by Health Canada (HC) triggered considerable debate over whether they should be labelled as a GM product. Food …
The Vital Role Chemicals have for Current Agriculture
Since the World Health Organization’s International Agency of Research on Cancer (IARC) decision to classify five pesticides as carcinogenic (last week’s SAIFood blog believes this …
A(mbiguous) & W(rong): A&W
How A&W Canada supports Unstainable Agriculture I miss A&W’s onion rings. The reason I miss them is that I no longer buy food at their …
The Apple of My Eye
Genetically Modified Apples My kids love apples. I can’t even fathom how many times I’ve wished I could have included sliced apple into their school …
Genetically Modified Mosquitoes
In September 2013, I was speaking at a conference in New Delhi, India and had the good fortune to be part of a session that …
Welcome to SAIFood
It is my pleasure to welcome you to the inaugural blog on sustainable agricultural innovations and food (SAIFood). I am an agricultural economist at the …