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The New Alliance for Food Security and Nutrition: Pushing the Frontier of Enlightened Capitalism This external link will open in a new window: http://www.gmfus.org/archives/the-new-alliance-for-food-security-and-nutrition/

This paper examines how the New Alliance for Food Security and Nutrition seeks to combine country ownership and public-private partnerships in order to accelerate agriculture development in Africa and push the frontier of enlightened capitalism. The ... 
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Save and grow: A policymaker's guide to sustainable intensification of smallholder crop production This external link will open in a new window: http://www.fao.org/ag/save-and-grow/

The present paradigm of intensive crop production cannot meet the challenges of the new millennium. In order to grow, agriculture must learn to save. [FAO, May 2011]... 
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National Farmers Uni0n Briefs and Policy This external link will open in a new window: http://www.nfu.ca/policy/policy-matters

The National Farmers Uni0n is the only voluntary, direct-membership national farm organization in Canada. It is also the only farm organization incorporated through an Act of Parliament (June 11, 1970).... 
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Governing Food: Policies, Laws, and Regulations for Food in Canada This external link will open in a new window: http://www.conferenceboard.ca/documents.aspx?did=4417

Governing Food examines the current state of Canada’s food policies, laws, and regulations. It also discusses the implications for the Centre for Food in Canada in the development of the Canadian Food Strategy. This report is a foundational st... 
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Food Sovereignty in Canada: Creating Just and Sustainable Food Systems This external link will open in a new window: http://www.fernwoodpublishing.ca/Food-Sovereignty-in-Canada/

In case studies of practical action, Food Sovereignty in Canada provides an analysis of indigenous food sovereignty, orderly marketing, community gardens, the political engagement of nutritionists, experiences with urban agriculture and the strengthe... 
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Finding Common Ground - Technical Report This external link will open in a new window: http://www.phabc.org/modules/Food_Security/files/Findcomgrnd_Food4hlthypop&hlthyagfoodsys_techrpt2008.pdf

Food for a Healthy Population and a Healthy Agri-food Sector A Technical Report Prepared for the Canadian Agri-food Policy Institute December 2007 Early in 2007, the Canadian Agri-food Policy Institute launched a project to identify initiatives t... 
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Finding Common Ground - Synthesis Report This external link will open in a new window: http://www.phabc.org/modules/Food_Security/files/FindComGrnd_hlthypo&hlthyagfoodsys_synthrpt_2008.pdf

Food for a Healthy Population and a Healthy Agri-food Sector A Synthesis Report Prepared for the Canadian Agri-food Policy Institute December 2007 Increasingly, developed and developing nations are recognizing the relationship between health and f... 
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Ensuring the Harvest: Crop Insurance & Credit for a Healthy Farm & Healthy Future This external link will open in a new window: http://www.ucsusa.org/assets/documents/food_and_agriculture/ensuring-the-harvest-full-report.pdf

Healthy eating is key to a healthy lifestyle. For decades, nutritionists and government agencies have urged Americans to eat more fruits and vegetables, yet we are still not eating enough of them. One largely untried way in which government policy co... 
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Canadian Federation of Agriculture National Food Strategy This external link will open in a new window: http://www.cfa-fca.ca/programs-projects/national-food-strategy

The National Food Strategy is a vision for food and agriculture in Canada. Its focus is on the long-term and recognizes that short-term, band-aid solutions are not enough for the lasting and evolving challenges we face today. The industry has taken t... 
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Canadian Agri-Food Policy Institute This external link will open in a new window: http://www.capi-icpa.ca/

The Canadian Agri-Food Policy Institute (CAPI) is a catalyst. The Institute is focused on stimulating a national dialogue on agricultural issues. It is a non-partisan, not-for-profit organization that offers an independent voice ... 
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Canada's Agri-Food Destination: A New Strategic Approach This external link will open in a new window: http://www.capi-icpa.ca/destinations/CAPI-Agri-Food_Destination_FULL.pdf

The consequences of falling profitability, lost opportunity, and declining relevance are impairing the nation’s agri-food industry. A new research report released by the Canadian Agri-Food Policy Institute finds Canada is not realizing the f... 
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Biotech Ambassadors: How the U.S. State Department Promotes the Seed Industry’s Global Agenda This external link will open in a new window: http://www.foodandwaterwatch.org/reports/biotech-ambassadors/

In the past decade, the United States has aggressively pursued foreign policies in food and agriculture that benefit the largest seed companies. The U.S. State Department has launched a concerted strategy to promote agricultural biotechnology, often ... 
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Agriculture and Food Policy This external link will open in a new window: http://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.com/index.cfm?PgNm=TCE&Params=A1ARTA0000076SUBLinks

The online Canadian Encyclopedia explores the history of agriculture and food policy in Canada, including Policy Goals, Policy formation and Implementation, Critique of Policy, Suggested Reading, and Links to Other Sites.... 
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