Initial Action Agenda
In October 2005, delegates to the 3rd National Food Security Assembly in Waterloo, Ontario, developed an initial action agenda for Food Secure Canada (FSC)/Sécurité Alimentaire Canada (SAC), focusing on research and policy development; strategic alliances and capacity building; education and outreach; and advocacy. For more details, see the full text of the action agenda.
Member Projects
For information on activities of Member organizations, click here.
The Canadian Association of Food Banks has issued the annual Hunger Count for 2007. For the summary report, click here. To read or download the full report, go to www.cafb.ca/documents/HungerCount2007.pdf
Dietitians of Canada have published a position paper on food security, entitled Community Food Security.
The Canadian Biotechnology Action Network is working on a campaign for a ban on the Terminator Technology. For more information, please click www.banterminator.org/
This is the Year of the Potato. For information about the potato and how people are mobilizing to defend it, check USC Canada's website, usc-canada.org/what-you-can-do/potato. Also, check the Potato Watch web-page, www.cban.ca/Resources/Topics/Potato-Watch
The National Farmers Union is continuing its campaign in defence of the Canadian Wheat Board. For more information, click here.
The Manitoba Food Charter had a formal signing ceremony in Winnipeg at the end of May. More than 30 groups signed on. Many organizations and individuals who have signed are working on developing their own policies and practices to comply with the commitments in the Charter. More information at http://food.cimnet.ca/cim/43C1_3T7T4T97.dhtm
The Food Security Policy Group acts as the International Working Group for Food Secure Canada /Sécurité alimentaire Canada. Please click www.ccic.ca/e/003/food.shtml
The National Farmers Union local 316 along with Food Down the Road have published "From the Ground Up: A Primer for Community Action on Kingston and Countryside's Food System" available at http://www.fooddowntheroad.ca/online/PDFs/fullprimer-screenres.pdf
Beyond Factory Farming Coalition has a wealth of information on sustainable livestock production and intensive livestock operations (ILOs). For detailed coverage of issues such as avian flu, click here.