Environmental activist irony
The following article was originally posted by the Genetic Literacy Project (GLP), on August 25, 2022. Click here to see Dr. Smyth’s original post. Thank you to …
Sustainable
Can palm oil production be sustainable in Indonesia?
Claire Owen Agribusiness Undergraduate 2022 Can sustainable intensification alleviate agricultural production of oil palm in Indonesia? Palm oil is in many of the products that …
Can We Feed the World on Marginal Land?
Increasing population and growing food insecurity As the planet’s population continues its relentless march towards 10 billion, more food is going to need to be …
Contributions of Genome Editing Towards SDG Achievement
Meeting the Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) requires innovation Innovations in agriculture productivity between 2005 and 2015, greatly contributed to reductions in the number of people …
The Importance of Livestock Pastures
Is all land used for livestock capable of producing plant proteins? Soil quality is crucial for all forms of protein production, regardless of whether the …
Quantifying Changes in Prairie Agriculture
By: Stuart Smyth & Jordan Schiewe Opportunity to participate in USASK grad student research The impacts of innovation can often be easy to observe but …
7 years of SAIFood & more to come
Thanks for your time & support over the year! Wow, the time has flown by! It has been seven years since Stuart and I launched …
A 2022 Resolution for Many – Reducing Food Waste
Review of: ‘Zero Waste Cooking for Dummies’by Rosanne Rust Rosanne Rust is a renowned nutrition expert and prolific author, having already published eight diet and …
Can there be sustainable harvesting in aquaculture?
By Camryn Lehne, University of Saskatchewan Student What is overfishing? Overfishing refers to a level of fishing that is not sustainable and hampers the rebuilding …
In Hindsight, 2021 Has Been a Decent Year
As I sat in front of my laptop to write the year’s final blog, I was reminded of the many challenges, obstacles and problems the …