Supporting Farmer Livelihoods: Research Partnerships for Action

In this webinar, sustainable food system practitioners, experts, and researchers explored the possibilities of policy dialogues, digital retail spaces, and ecological production for farmers in Canada. The panelists (see below) presented their research findings and recommendations from three projects including: (1) lessons learned from a community partnership on the future of farming in Hastings County in Eastern Ontario; (2) data on how digital technologies are changing the way that farmers engage in markets across the country; and (3) insights collected at a field school on the future of agroecology in Canada. Panelists also shared the processes of community-research partnerships, offered policy recommendations relevant to small-scale farmers, and explored how their work is scalable and/or replicable in other contexts. Discussant Bess Legault from the National Farmers Union provided insights on how research can support farmer livelihoods in Canada.

Panelists:

Bryan Dale, Feeding the City: Pandemic and Beyond
Peter Andrée, Carleton University
Bess Legault, National Farmers’ Union
Charles Levkoe, Lakehead University
Louise Livingstone, Harvest Hastings
Theresa Schumilas, Open Food Network Canada
David Thomas, Open Food Network Canada