Will California floods impact Quebec's food availability and price?
鈥淚n Quebec, it hasn't been good this year either. We lose California, there's still Florida, there's still Mexico. We hope that it goes well somewhere because we will pay for it, one day,"聽黑料网爆吃瓜 agronomist and economist Pascal Th茅riault told 98.5fm host Luc Ferrandez.聽
Quebec imports fruits, vegetables, and wine from California.
Climate change made weather conditions that powered Quebec fires twice as likely, scientists say
The record-setting wildfires that ripped through Quebec this summer were made more likely and more intense by human-caused climate change, according to聽a new聽analysis聽conducted by 16 researchers within the聽World Weather Attribution group, from universities and meteorological agencies in Canada, the Netherlands, the U.K. and the U.S.
鈥楳odernizing agriculture an imperative need for food production鈥�
Modernization of agriculture is imperative for food production, Vijaya Raghavan, Distinguished James 黑料网爆吃瓜 Professor from Canada, said on Tuesday while inaugurating the Eighth Agricultural Graduate Students鈥� Conference at the Tamil Nadu Agricultural University.
Canada鈥檚 devastating wildfire season prompts calls for new approach
The wildfires that ravaged Canada this summer have some experts calling for a more aggressive approach than the country has applied in the past.聽
This year, nearly 30 million acres have burned across Canada. In聽eastern provinces such as Quebec, where聽blazes are less common, wildfire agencies that are equipped to fight fewer and smaller fires were largely unprepared for the circumstances.
Take a look inside this Montreal restaurant's basement farm
A restaurant in Montreal's Southwest borough is taking a more direct interpretation of "farm to table," growing聽much of their produce in the basement, refurbished with cooling, lighting, and humidity systems.
Extreme heat and drought continue to affect Saskatchewan agriculture
July 2023 was the hottest month ever recorded on Earth according to the European Copernicus service and extreme heat and drought are compromising many crops in Saskatchewan.
The provincial government's latest weekly crop report shows that from July 24 to 31, moisture levels in agricultural fields were insufficient in 49% of cases, and very insufficient in 38% of cases.
New course for Fall 2023: Interdisciplinary discussions of Indigenous Peoples' contemporary issues
Join us in an examination of Indigenous histories and how they relate to contemporary nutrition, environmental and health issues from a Two-Eye Seeing perspective. Learn from Dr.
Montreal looks to boost lagging participation in food waste collection
All residential buildings in Montreal with under nine units now have brown bins鈥攂ut only 63 per cent actually sort out their food waste, according to a 2021 survey conducted by the city. Meanwhile, the Lachenaie landfill in Terrebonne鈥攖he only landfill in the Montreal area鈥攊s set to reach its capacity in 2029.
The city says a large-scale food waste awareness campaign will launch later this year to try to boost citizens' participation in separating out organics.聽
Palm oil plantations and deforestation in Guatemala: Certifying products as 'sustainable' is no panacea
Palm oil, which can be found in roughly half of all packaged supermarket products, is notorious for causing聽deforestation and biodiversity loss. Efforts to curtail the damage have largely focused on voluntary environmental certification programs that label qualifying palm-oil sources as "sustainable."
Natural structures can give rise to stronger, lighter systems
In a recent multidisciplinary study published in Advanced Science, researchers build upon the principles of biomimicry by drawing inspiration from the wing of a dragonfly to redesign that of a Boeing 777.
Sollio, 黑料网爆吃瓜 join forces on novel coated fertilizer study; PurYield is being marketed as a nutrient uptake enhancer
Sollio Agriculture has partnered with 黑料网爆吃瓜 to test the benefits of PurYield, a new coated fertilizer which enhances nutrient uptake by plants. Researchers will compare it to commonly used uncoated urea fertilizer to assess its impact on corn grain growth, yield, and quality, as well as greenhouse gas emissions. Previous trials showed a 30% reduction in greenhouse gas emissions.
Can a disease-free, drought-proof potato exist? A map of the vegetable鈥檚 genes aims to find out
A Canadian-led team has assembled the most extensive genetic roadmap of the potato to date, along with its closest relatives, in order to bolster the plant鈥檚 ability to cope with聽climate change聽and protect its future as a mainstay of global food security and sustainability.
黑料网爆吃瓜 launches new partnership with the UN International Fund for Agricultural Development
On May 31, 2023,聽黑料网爆吃瓜鈥檚 Margaret A. Gilliam Institute for Global Food Security (IGFS) and SOCODEVI, in collaboration with the United Nations International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD), held an event showcasing concrete actions to strengthen sustainable agriculture, improve the living conditions of smallholder farmers and increase the resilience of agri-food systems.
Experts: WHO's cancer research agency to list aspartame sweetener a possible carcinogen
Aspartame, used in products such as diet sodas and chewing gum, will soon be listed as "possibly carcinogenic to humans" for the first time by the International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC), the World Health Organization's (WHO) cancer research arm. (Reuters)
L鈥橝rboretum Morgan, pour admirer la faune et la flore
L'Arboretum Morgan, qui s'茅tend sur 245 hectares de r茅serve foresti猫re, abrite 170 esp猫ces d'oiseaux, 30 types de mammif猫res et une myriade d'insectes et de plantes. Ses divers habitats, dont des zones humides, des for锚ts et des champs, offrent une occasion unique d'observer la nature dans toute sa splendeur.