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Good Food Principle: Food Policy
Policy at all levels needs to be contextual and rooted in place-based knowledge and experience to support sustainable food systems. As a core theme across FLEdGE, the research looked at the use of food policy as a lever for change and as a way to shift thinking and priorities, from the local to the international level. Researchers worked across sectors and levels of government to support, understand, and create food policies that move towards a more sustainable and equitable future.
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The Promise of a National Food Policy for Canada by Charles Z. Levkoe and Amanda Wilson First published July 9th, 2017 in The Conversation In late May, Canada’s agriculture minister launched consultations to inform a [...]
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Good Food Principles
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Mapping Food Policy in Canada
Mapping the Food Policy Landscape in Canada In 2017, FLEdGE and Food Secure Canada presented a series of six themed papers, maps, and summary tables as part of a broader policy scan. The intent [...]
Food Policy
Good Food Principle: Food Policy Policy at all levels needs to be contextual and rooted in place-based knowledge and experience to support sustainable food systems. As a core theme across FLEdGE, the research looked [...]
