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Published by the International Commission on the Future of Food and Agriculture in 2006, this 23 page briefly outlines the problems with the industrialization and globalization of food production. It then goes on to set out a practical vision, ideas and program towards a more socially and ecologically sustainable food and agriculture system.  The Commission includes some of the top food security experts from around the world. More information on the Commission and other language versions of the document can be found here:http://www.arsia.toscana.it/petizione/default.aspx

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This one page fact sheet was created as one in a series by the Capital Region Food and Agriculture Initiatives Roundtable (CR-FAIR), based in Victoria, British Columbia.  The subtitle of the document is: "Growing dependencies and shrinking resources call for changes to our food system."

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RealCost_of_Food_factsheet_CRFAIR.pdf

Briefing paper, 2008 (6 pages). International Assessment of Agricultural Knowledge, Science and Technology for Development. This is one of six IAASTD reports that were agreed to at an Intergovernmental Plenary Session in Johannesburg, South Africa in April, 2008.
 

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IAASTD_MultifunctionalAg.pdf

Maps reflecting census data on agriculture: e.g., area in production for grapes; changes in greenhouse use and potato production; area occupied by very large livestock farms; and area irrigated in Western Canada.

Natural Resources Canada.
 

Produced and recorded in the studios of Kootenay Co-op Radio in Nelson, British Columbia, Deconstructing Dinner has been created to dispense and discuss current food issues. The program assists listeners in making more educated choices when purchasing food either for the kitchen or at restaurants. Currently broadcast on 34 radio stations across Canada, Deconstructing Dinner also appears on over a dozen stations around the world. All episodes are accessible through the Internet in live, archived and podcasting formats.

This publication provides an overview of the relationship between agriculture, climate change and carbon sequestration. It also investigates possible options for farmers and ranchers to have a positive impact on the changing climate and presents opportunities for becoming involved in the emerging carbon market. A publication of ATTRA, the National Sustainable Agriculture Information Service, 2009 (16 pages).

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Deb Habib of Seeds of Solidarity speaks during the conference plenary "Food Systems and Climate Change: The Impacts and Solutions". This plenary took place on October 8, 2008 at the 12th Annual Conference of the Community Food Security Coalition in Cherry Hill, NJ. (15:13)

Collection of university and college syllabi and course materials used in teaching courses about food, agriculture, society and values (mostly in US). Compiled by the Association for the Study of Food and Society (ASFS) and the Agriculture, Food and Human Values Society (AFHVS), 2003 (612 pages).
 

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Teaching_Food_-_Agriculture_Food_and_Society_Syllabi_2003.pdf

Open Letter to CEESP members by Sarah Scherr, Director of Ecoagriculture Partners, Dec 2004 (3 pages).

Refutes the characterizations of ecoagriculture made by Altieri (IUCN) and Farvar and invites practitioners and advocates of agroecology to work with those in the emerging paradigm of ecoagriculture as allies.

For background, see Altieri's "Ecoagriculture vs. Agroecology" (IUCN CEESP Occasional Paper #3)

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