Insights and Stories on Food Security

Vivian Argüelles, technical co-operation specialist with IICA and Ryan Beierbach, vice president of the Canadian Cattle Association, participate in a panel discussion at the 2025 Americas Agriculture and Food Security Forum at Olds College on June 17, 2025.

Canadian agricultural leaders attend global food security forum in shadow of G7 summit

Jun. 17, 2025 at 11:21 am CDT

The forum hosted by the Inter-American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture (IICA) and the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) was designed to ensure agriculture and food stays on world leaders' radar.

A distant picture of the Canadian parliament buildings.

Politicians should view decisions with a ‘food lens’ amid trade tensions say experts

Jun. 11, 2025 at 6:02 pm CDT

By Jonah Grignon

World hunger levels rise for sixth consecutive year: report

May. 21, 2025 at 11:43 am CDT

By Reuters

Canada’s agricultural policies are falling short of health and sustainability goals

Oct. 17, 2024 at 9:57 am CDT

By The Conversation via Reuters Connect

Ukraine says peace summit follow-up meeting tackles food security

Sep. 5, 2024 at 9:49 am CDT

By Anastasiia Malenko

Solar dry, soldier fly, AI: Africans fight hunger with innovation

Aug. 2, 2024 at 9:27 am CDT

Alongside container farms in South Africa cultivating soldier flies for animal feed, solar-powered fish and crop dryers in Tanzania and machine-learning pest detectors in Kenya, Africans are coming up with innovative solutions to overcome the effects of climate change on food production.

By Kim Harrisberg Reuters

G7 leaders launch initiative for global food security

Jun. 14, 2024 at 9:36 am CDT

Bari, Italy | Reuters – Group of Seven leaders have pledged to step up efforts against global malnutrition, according to a draft statement on Friday that noted Russia’s invasion of Ukraine had “aggravated” the world’s food problems. The G7 Apulia Food Systems Initiative (AFSI) – named after the Southern Italian region hosting […]

By Angelo Amante

National school food program announced

Apr. 2, 2024 at 9:59 am CDT

The federal government plans to spend over $1 billion over five years on a national school food program that will feed an additional 400,000 school-aged children a year.

By Gord Gilmour

Feds disburse funds on community food security projects

Jan. 19, 2024 at 11:54 am CST

Wednesday, federal agriculture minister Lawrence MacAulay announced up to $9.98 million in funding for community food projects through the fifth phase of the Local Food Infrastructure Fund, an outworking of the Food Policy for Canada.

By Geralyn Wichers

People gather around a line of flatbed trucks carrying humanitarian aid.

Global hunger stalled well above pre-pandemic levels

Dec. 27, 2023 at 9:42 am CST

The number of people experiencing hunger around the world remains far higher than pre-pandemic levels, but is still "significantly better" than 20 years ago, the Canadian Foodgrains Bank says.