Potash Corporation of Saskatchewan (PCS) controls more than one-fifth of the world’s reserves of potash; its home province of Saskatchewan sits on roughly half of that amount. As we move forward, an assessment of our agricultural policies and marketing practices in the context of the rapidly changing world of agricultural commodities is long overdue. The strategy should make sense to all Canadians, both politically and economically.
Sylvain Charlebois
Climate Changes, Grain Exports and A New World Order in Food: Higher food prices may be coming at right time
There is hardly a crisis in agricultural commodities but rather a continuing recalibration between supply and demand.
Is Our Food Safety System Broken?: It is more accurate to say that it has not yet been built.
Slyvain Charlebois argues the debate on food safety should not about the number of inspectors hired but how to build food safety systems that serve the health requirements of Canadian consumers.
Food Safety: Quality Matters, Not Just Price
In our fast-paced modern social arrangements fewer consumers prepare food for themselves, and these few often with less available time. In filling this demand for convenience, processed foods have become a big part of our diets.
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