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In 2009, Food Matters Manitoba prepared an annotated listing of food security policies, programs, and reports from across Canada. This new report, updates the first report with a new scan for policies, programs, and government reports from provincial and territorial governments.

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provincial policy scan.pdf

This Toolkit shares innovative and effective actions that are being taken in British Columbia, Canada, and elsewhere to promote sustainable food production. It offers tools and advocacy ideas to help regional board members, area directors, municipal councillors, and local government staff and planners create a favorable environment for local and sustainable food production.

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toolkit_final.web_.pdf

This workbook was developed as part of a series of research projects on food security. As well as using research and experiences drawn from the Nova Scotia Food Security Projects, it incorporates ideas, insights and advice from people involved in food security issues and actions across Canada.
 

Subtitled "Understanding tradeoffs and identifying options", this January 2009 policy brief is one of a series published by the International Water Management Institute (IWMI).  This brief examines the likely adverse impacts of growing biofuels and outlines options for reducing these.  IWMI's Water Policy Briefs translate peer-reviewed research into useful information for policymakers and planners. More Briefs can be found on their website: http://www.iwmi.cgiar.org/

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WPB30.pdf

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 by GRAIN, March 2009(11 pages). From GRAIN: "In this paper we look at how the US’s agricultural reconstruction work in Afghanistan and Iraq not only gives easy entry to US agribusiness and pushes neoliberal policies, something that has always been a primary function of US development assistance, but is also an intrinsic part of the US military campaign in these countries and the surrounding regions."
 

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Soils_of_War.pdf

Working document, subtitled, "Commentary on land and rural development policies of the World Bank". Jointly produced by FIAN (Food First Information and Action Network) and La Via Campesina. 12 pages, date of publication unknown.

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Global_Campain_WB_policies_factsheet.en_.pdf