Perspectives on Planning for Agriculture
and Food Security in the Commonwealth
PRINCIPAL RESEARCHER
Dr. W.J. Caldwell, Professor,
School of Environmental Design and Rural Development
University of Guelph
research assistant
Kelsey Lang
School of Environmental Design and Rural Development
University of Guelph
funding provided by
The Commonwealth Foundation
SUBMITTED TO
Ontario Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs (OMAFRA)
executive summary
This research identifies challenges facing planning for food security in the Commonwealth. A number of perspectives on these challenges and opportunities are covered in the report. It is noted that these topics are evolving and represent a snap-shot in time.
More specifically this research includes the following:
- A top ten list of tools and strategies that any Commonwealth planner could use to move forward in planning for food security.
- Five info-shees to give he basic facts about five tools Commonwealth planners could use in their practice
- Case studies that detail the use of these tools in-depth
- A literature review which contextualizes the planning issues surrounding food security
