by Dan Yates | Dec 9, 2024 | News
With a passion for science to deliver sustainable food security, Dr. Wendy Lyzenga’s studies and career have taken her down the path of research and innovation across Canada. The Senior Research Scientist at the Global Institute for Food Security at USask has...
by Dan Yates | Nov 1, 2024 | News
The Global Institute for Food Security (GIFS) at the University of Saskatchewan (USask) has announced the resignation of its Chief Scientific Officer, Dr. Nancy Tout (PhD), who is stepping down to spend more time with family. Tout’s resignation is effective December...
by Dan Yates | Sep 27, 2024 | News
The Global Institute for Food Security (GIFS) at the University of Saskatchewan is thinking big — like, really big. A team at GIFS is currently building the organization’s new Engineering Biology Platform where biology, lab automation, and machine learning will be...
by Dan Yates | Jul 30, 2024 | News
Genome Prairie, in partnership with Genome Canada, has launched the Agriculture Genomics Action Centre (AGAC) project, as part of the recently announced Climate-Smart Agriculture Food Systems (CSAF) initiative. The AGAC is a knowledge hub that will further advances in...
by Okochi Olufunke | Jul 17, 2024 | News
This news release was originally published by the Canadian Agri-Food Policy Institute (CAPI) [Ottawa, Ont. July 16, 2024] – Policy and regulatory environment. Extreme weather. Trade barriers and protectionism. These three risks were deemed as the most significant...
by Dan Yates | Jun 18, 2024 | News
Canadian agriculture is set to thrive further with a $5 million investment from Farm Credit Canada (FCC) into the accelerated breeding program of the Global Institute for Food Security (GIFS) at the University of Saskatchewan (USask). The newly named FCC Accelerated...
