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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.
 

The League for Pastoral Peoples (LPP) and Endogenous Livestock Development is an advocacy and support group for pastoralists who depend on common property resources. LPP works and conducts research with pastoral communities, primarily in India.
This website documents the challenges faced by pastoralists and facilitates networking among similar agencies. Contains a wealth of fascinating and excellent publications not widely available elsewhere.

Chapter 4 of a forthcoming book (looks excellent!). On-line version includes active links to websites, audio and video clips. By Michel Pimbert, iied (International Institute for Environment and Development), 2009
 

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Towards_food_sovereignty_reclaiming_autonomous_food_systems.pdf

Report by the Clayoquot Sound Scientific Panel, March 1995 (84 pages).

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Clayoquot_Sound_Scientific_Panel_FN_Perspectives_.pdf

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.

BC Ministry of Agriculture and Lands (MAL) and the Agricultural Land Reserve (ALC), May 2008 (17 pages).

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800100-3_ALR_and_Influence_on_Ag_in_Kelowna.pdf

Government of British Columbia, 2002 (revised Aug 2004)

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ALR_regs.doc

Legislation adopted by the Government of BC (2003) updated to Oct 2004.
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Guide (44 pages)
BC Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Fisheries, Oct 2004

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LandUseInventory_guide.pdf

Profiles include agricultural statistics on population and farm operators, land use and land practices, farm finances, crops and horticulture and livestock for most communities at the geographic level of the census consolidated subdivision (CCS), census division (CD), census agricultural region (CAR), province and Canada. From Statistics Canada.